Apple Sausage Stuffing

Apple Sausage Stuffing

1 lb. pork sausage
1 c. chopped onion
2 c. chopped celery
4 - 6 TBSP. Butter or margarine
1 TBSP. salt (you can adjust this to your own taste)
2 teas. ground sage
1/2 teas. dried basil
6 c. coarse bread crumbs
3/4 to 1 c. consommé, apple juice or water
2 c. chopped apple

Brown sausage in skillet. Pour off excess fat. Add the butter or margarine to skillet and add onions and celery and cook until tender. Add salt, sage, basil, bread crumbs and enough liquid to moisten; add apples. Stuff and truss turkey. Roast in moderate oven (350) 20 minutes per pound.