sautee chopped onions and celery in butter until transparent and a little brown

cook bacon

leave bread out for 1 or 2 days to get hard, or put in oven to toast

break up bread in a large bowl, wet but don't soak

pour onions, celery, and bacon ( with grease liquefy)

add pepper, salt, and powdered or flaked thyme to your taste

crack in a few eggs 2-4 and you can add more water if you need to make it moist

mix it up good

stuff the bird just before you put in oven ( do not stuff overnight)

put leftovers in pan and cook in oven