Sausage Apple Thanksgiving Day Stuffing - I Feel Like Cooking

Ingredients

• 2 loaves large french bread. (the inexpensive kind words best!) Cut into cubes and toast under boiler till rowned.
• 4 stalks celery cut into large dice
• 1 onion (white or sweet is best)
• 2 packages Jimmy Dean Hot Sausage
• 2/3 C raisins
• 1 C chopped parsley
• 1 t each fresh sage, thyme
• 1 1/2 granny smith apples, diced small, peel on
• 1/4 t dried powdered sage
• salt and pepper
• 4 T butter
• 3 to 4 C chicken stock as needed