Cornbread Stuffing without muffin

12 tablespoons butter (1 1/2 sticks) 2 cups finely-chopped yellow onions 3 tart apples , cored and chunked, but not peeled (Jonathan, Winesap or Granny Smith)[...]

3 cups coarsely crumbled cornbread 6 slices stale bread, torn in small bits, please use a good quality bread 6 slices cooked bacon, crumbled 2 tablespoons[...]

1 lb sausage (removed from casings) 1 cup onion , chopped 4 stalks celery , chopped 1 medium shallot , minced 2 garlic cloves , minced 1 1/2 cups wild rice 2[...]

28 ounces cornbread, crumbled 16 ounces sausage , Sage or 16 ounces italian if you cannot find sage 4 cups yellow onions , finely chopped with the food[...]