n her classic 1941 book , M.F.K. Fisher wrote: “Oyster stuffing, for turkeys naturally, is as American as corn-on-the-cob or steamed coot, as far as Americans know or care. To many families it is a necessary part of Christmas dinner, so that its omission would at once connote a sure sign of internal disintegration, as if Ma came to church in her corset-cover or Uncle Jim brought
