Did she per chance explain the difference between "dressing" and "stuffing?" All my life (raised by Southerners), I was told that it is "stuffing" and placed inside the bird and that that is a Southern custom. Now I am being corrected and told that Yankees "stuff" their birds and Southerners "dress" theirs in a separate dish. This is critical information that I need to know before I throw cranberry sauce on someone.