3 herbed oyster gravy Recipes

two 1/2-lb loaves of day-old italian or french bread, cut into 3/4-inch cubes (about 12 cups), bacon , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, minced garlic, chopped onion, chopped celery, minced fresh thyme leaves or 1 tbsp dried thyme, crumbled, minced fresh sage leaves or 2 tsp dried sage, crumbled, chopped fresh parsley leaves, unsalted butter, melted, oysters, shucked and chopped , reserving the liquor for another use, a 12- to 14-lb turkey, the neck nd giblets (excluding the liver) reserved for m king turkey giblet stock, unsalted butter, softened, dry white wine, all-purpose flour, parsley sprigs and thyme sprigs for garnish

loaves italian bread , loaves 1/2 lb of day old bread, cut into 3/4-inch cubes (about 12 cups) or 2 loaves french bread, loaves 1/2-pound of day-old bread, cut into 3/4-inch cubes (about 12 cups), bacon , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, garlic, minced, onions, finely chopped, celery, chopped, minced fresh thyme leaves or 1 tbsp dried thyme, crumbled, minced fresh sage leaves or 2 tsp sage, dried, crumbled, fresh parsley leaves, finely chopped fresh, unsalted butter, melted, oysters, shucked and chopped , reserving the liquor for another use, whole turkey , the neck and giblets (excluding the liver), unsalted butter, softened, giblet turkey stock or 1 cup chicken broth, dry white wine, all-purpose flour, giblet turkey stock , including the reserved cooked neck and giblets, parsley sprig, and, fresh thyme sprig, for garnish