In a throwback to yesterday's feast, I offer
the following. Dressing and stuffing do not correlate with how
the side dish is prepared. A turkey can be stuffed with
dressing, and stuffing can be served in a casserole dish.
Whether it has ever seen the inside of a bird is irrelevant.
Dressing seems to be the
favored descriptor for southern states like Mississippi,
Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia, while stuffing is
preferred by Maine, New York, California, and other northern
areas. The one thing all agree is that both are stuffed in your
mouth regardless if either has been stuffed in a bird first. This
seems to loosely follow the soda vs. pop geographic
spread.