Turkey Tracks Quilt Block and a Thanksgiving Recipe - Part 3

 

I found the pattern for this 12" Turkey Track quilt block in Eleanor Burns' book Egg Money Quilts.  This pattern goes by many different names - Wandering Foot, Endless Chain, Jacob's Tears, Kansas Troubles, Slave Chain, Texas Tears, and Job's Tears.  This block has a 2" green print sashing all around it.  

 

Isn't that an amazing turkey in my backyard?

Southern Cornbread Dressing

                                                  

5 or 6 cups cornbread, crumbled (one 8-inch square pan) 

6 cups soft bread crumbs

1 cup butter                                      

1 cup chopped nutmeats                             

1 cup diced celery                                                                       

½ cup chopped onion

½ cup chopped green pepper

2 teaspoons salt

½ teaspoon pepper

1½ teaspoons poultry seasoning

2 beaten eggs or more if needed

1½ cups broth from giblets

1.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 

2.  In a large bowl, mix together crumbled cornbread and soft bread crumbs. 

3.  Heat butter in a heavy skillet; add nutmeats, celery, onion, and green pepper and sauté slowly for 15 minutes.  Stir in seasonings.  Add to cornbread and bread crumbs, mixing thoroughly. 

4.  Add well-beaten eggs; sprinkle cooled broth over surface, stirring lightly until dressing is of desired moistness.

5.  Place in a greased 9” x 13” pan, cover with foil, and bake for an hour. 

 

This is a moist, Southern corn bread dressing from my southern mother-in-law!

 

You might also enjoy reading my previous blog post here.