STUFFING AND DRESSING ARE THE SAME _ Every year around November, the same old question resurfaces: what exactly is the difference between stuffing and dressing? And every year we believe it to be a simple answer: stuffing is what you call that delicious mix of bread that’s cooked inside the bird, and dressing is what you call it when you cook that same bread mixture outside of the bird.
… Unfortunately the answer is not as clear cut as that. It turns out we use different terms based on what region we live in, no matter what ingredients we use, or whether we stuff the bird or not. Most differences in regional recipes are a result of what’s available locally ― oyster dressing is popular in coastal areas, cornbread stuffing is popular in the South, and sourdough stuffing is big in Northern California.
… In the South, it’s typically referred to as dressing. In the Northeast, it’s almost always stuffing. In Pennsylvania Dutch Country, it’s actually called filling and is mixed with mashed potatoes. In the rest of the country, it’s mostly referred to as stuffing, but not always. There’s one state north of the Mason Dixon line that prefers the term dressing, and that’s Iowa.
… Despite the South’s affection for dressing, often times in those states it’s also called stuffing. According to Epicurious, the only states that searched for dressing recipes over stuffing recipes were Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.
WHAT CHILDHOOD TREAT DO YOU REFUSE TO GIVE UP? This is what the internet said:
• Gummi worms/bears
• Chocolate milk
• Tomato soup + grilled cheese sandwich
• Ice cream sandwiches
• SpaghettiOs
• Cinnamon Toast Crunch
UNWRITTEN RULES OF BEING A MAN _ I’m not even sure I’m supposed to be sharing these with you.
• You will return the head nod.
• Always click the tongs before use.
• Be nice to everyone’s mother.
• If a man encounters another man digging a hole, the first man shall offer either physical labor assistance or engineering support.
• A man will not take more than one trip to bring in all the grocery bags from the car.
