Discovering real southern turkey dressing

My mother decided to be modern in cooking and discovered premade stuffing mixes. The bread based one had herbs in it and that’s what I grew up having at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Then I discovered what I’d been missing when I had Edward’s mother’s dressing (Southerners say dressing, not stuffing). She made cornbread a day or so ahead of time, crumbled it up and let is sit covered with a dish towel to dry out slightly. Then she cooked the trinity of onions, celery and green pepper in bacon grease, and proceeded with the recipe. She was careful not to use too many eggs, that makes the dressing tough. She made extra in a casserole dishes as what was in the turkey wasn’t nearly enough. Sometimes I fix this as a side dish instead of potatoes, no complaints.