| | DRESSING |
| 3/4 | c | Pine nuts |
| 3/4 | | Sticks unsalted butter; (6 T.) |
| 3 | c | Onion; coarsely diced |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Dried thyme; crumbled |
| 3 | lg | Baking apples; (about 1.5 lbs total) |
| 1/2 | c | Chopped fresh sage |
| 1 | ts | Salt |
| | Two recipes day old corn bread (below), coarsely crumbled (about 13 cups) |
| 2 1/2 | c | Chicken broth |
| | Homemade or canned |
| 2 | ts | Freshly ground black pepper |
| | GOOD OLD CORN BREAD RECIPE |
| 1 1/4 | c | Unbleached all-purpose flour |
| 3/4 | c | Yellow cornmeal; preferably stone-ground |
| 2 | tb | Sugar |
| 2 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | c | Cultured buttermilk; at room temperature |
| 1 | | Egg; beaten |
| 5 | tb | Unsalted butter; melted |