Sausage and Apple Stuffing

10 slices bacon (6 oz), diced [can be omitted]
2 pounds pork sausage meat [can be beef]
2 large onions, chopped (2 c)
8 oz. medium mushrooms, sliced (2 c)
3 medium ribs of celery, chopped (1 c)
1 tsp. dried sage leaves, crumbled
1 tsp. dried thyme leaves
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 pound tart apples, cored and cut into 1/2" pieces (3 c)
1 cup chopped fresh parsley

Cook bacon until it just begins to brown, Crumble sausage meat in same pan and cook till done. Add onions, mushrooms and celery cooking until onions and mushrooms are wilted. Stir in sage, thyme, salt and pepper, then the apples. Remove from heat, add parsley.

From: David Van Ess in rec.food.recipes on Oct 16, 1998.
Adapted by Patti Vincent