On the subject of dressing/stuffing, for me it's a traditional/comfort thing. Mom used to make it with stale bread cubes, celery, onions, cooked sausage (the sage breakfast kind) and Bell's seasoning. She got smart after a while and made a bit extra, because I'd grab handfuls of it out of the bowl before it got cooked.

I never really got into cornbread stuffing. In my military experience, THAT was the 'gummy stuff'. Who really can tell WHAT the ingredients in that stuff are though?