| 10 | c | White bread (firm); in 1 inch cubes |
| 1 | c | Milk |
| 1/2 | c | Butter; 1/2 to 3/4 cups |
| 1/2 | lb | Kielbasa; in small dice Or other garlic sausage |
| 2 | lg | Onions, diced; 4 cups |
| 1 1/4 | c | Celery; diced |
| 3/4 | lb | Mushrooms (in large dice); 3 cups |
| 1/2 | c | Port wine |
| 2 | lg | Cloves garlic; minced |
| 1/2 | c | Parsley; minced |
| 1 1/2 | tb | Fresh thyme; minced Or 1-1/2 teaspoons dried |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Dried sage; rubbed to powder |
| 1/2 | ts | Nutmeg; freshly grated |
| 1/2 | c | Raisins |
| 1/2 | c | Dried apricots; in small dice |
| 1 | c | Pecans; broken in pieces |
| 2 | lb | Chestnuts; roasted peeled, or 2 cups vacuum-packed, roasted peeled, broken in pieces |
| 2 | lg | Eggs; lightly beaten |
