Why do people put stuffing in turkey?!
Answers: Is it just tradition?
This is what I have found.
Stuffing History
Stuffing in the middle ages was known as farce, from the Latin farcire (and French farcir) meaning to stuff. Farce originally denoted a brief, lighthearted play stuffed in between lengthy religious productions to keep the audience from being bored.
Forcemeat and farce were also common terms referring to a spiced chopped meat mixture, currently still in use when referring to sausage.
The term stuffing first appears in English print in 1538. After 1880, it seems the term stuffing did not appeal to the propriety of the Victorian upper crust, who began referring to it as dressing. Nowadays, the terms stuffing and dressing are used interchangeably, with stuffing being the term of preference in the South and East portions of the United States.
its gotta be... I know I want to be pulling stuff outta a birds *** and eat it LOL :o)
You have to or you can't call it stuffing. You'd have to call it "flavored bread crumbs served as a side dish". And its much easier to call it stuffing.
because it flavors the stuffing and cooks it at the same time
In theory keeps the Bird moister & makes the "stuffing"(aka Dressing) more flavorful.
I like the crust on my stuffing/dressing so like it made in a baking dish.
cant say
Because its better that way!
Makes it extra juicy and yummy!The juices from the turkey drip into the stuffing as it is cooking. Nowadays though there are so many problems with foodborne illness that we are much safer cooking the "stuffing" in a casserole dish rather than inside the bird.