What kind of cranberries do you like--jelled canned, whole canned , fresh cranberry salad, or I don't like cranberries?

[debm55]

I like the jelled canned.

[FarPoint]

1. I love the fresh, whole cranberries.

I also use whole cranberries and make cranberry orange scones

[debm55]

6. Now those scones sound good. Thank you.

[Diamond_Dog]

2. I like them all.

[debm55]

7. I am a jelled lover, through and through. Half the fun is getting them out of the can.

[Lochloosa]

19. Poke a small hole in the bottom and blow. Works every time

[peachpit24]

74. Cranberries

Ditto. I like them all.

[debm55]

77. Thanks peachpit.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

3. I like cranraspberry juice! And the homemade whole cranberry sauce one of my cousins makes.

I will pass the jelled canned cranberry sauce right to you, LOL!

[debm55]

10. HAHAHAHAH I'll take it. Your cranraspberry juice sounds great.

[barbtries]

4. me too.

i have made it from fresh but it's never been as good as what comes out of the can imo

[debm55]

15. Thanks barbtries. We serve two kinds here --jelled and I make a salad for my husband.

[wnylib]

72. Homemade cranberry sauce for me, with o.j. in it.

Better yet, though, is a cranapple pie. I discovered that gem one day when I wanted to make an apple pie, but did not have enough apples to fill it up as much as I like to. I had some fresh cranberries on hand, so I added them to the apples, with more sugar since cranberries are so tart. My husband liked it enough to request it again from time to time.

[debm55]

96. Cranberries I very much like. I also add apples, blueberries in it. Sort of like a winter mixed fruit pie. TY

[nocoincidences]

5. I love the jelled canned.

It's a childhood memory thing. So sweet and with the lovely smooth cool texture.

[True Blue American]

11. Same here. I like the others, orange, cooked, relish, but give me the jellied.

[debm55]

16. Right on! And it's good on turkey sandwiches. TY

[TexasBushwhacker]

40. Me too!

[Polly Hennessey]

8. Any kind of cranberry is good for me.

Nothing beats a cold glass of 💯% cranberry juice.

[debm55]

98. Yes, cranberries are very nutritious. TY

[Jerry2144]

9. Raw

The make better projectiles when launched with a plastic spoon. Lots of fun food fights

[debm55]

18. HAHAHHAHAH. though one year I strung them up for the Christmas tree. Major disaster.

[OAITW r.2.0]

12. Juice and Jelled.

Drink a lot of cranberry juice (inc cran-apple and cran-grape).

[debm55]

20. Cranberries are good for ya. Ty

[atreides1]

13. Fresh

Soaked in vodka for 90 days and then strain the vodka out for a very tasty cordial...

[debm55]

21. Oh wow, that sounds great. TY

[claudette]

14. Ocean Spray whole berry

canned cranberry sauce. Delicious!! And cranberry juice, too. 😊

[debm55]

22. My husband likes the whole berry. TY

[rsdsharp]

17. I grew up with jelled, but my wife makes

a cranberry pear chutney with fresh berries that we have every year. The leftovers are great on turkey sandwiches.

[debm55]

23. That sounds interesting and good. TY

[pandr32]

24. Fresh cooked and dried.

Never, ever canned. Dried cranberries are wonderful in baking and salads. Bright flavor and color are perfect. Fresh-cooked sauces and relish options are endless. Cranberry-pear chutney is wonderful with curried dishes (like leftover turkey curry) and fresh cooked sauces can be made thick enough to slather on sandwiches, too. No additives (except for orange zest and perhaps a hit of brandy, and of course organic sugar and sea salt).

[pansypoo53219]

89. ooh, forgot my grandma's pimped oatmeal cookies, i added craisin + marachino cherries to tha raisins.

cran orange muffins.

[pandr32]

90. Yes!

Dried cranberries do "pimp out" recipes! You mentioned oat cookies and I hear you--yum, but I also throw them in oatmeal, and cinnamon buns along with orange zest and lots of cinnamon.

[debm55]

94. Double yes. I do like baked goods with cranberries. They add a tartness.

[redstatebluegirl]

25. Fresh cranberry relish.

[debm55]

27. Now the relish sounds interesting. I think Harry and Dave's used to have.TY

[2naSalit]

59. That's the only kind I'll serve...

Or eat.

What's your recipe?

I use fresh, whole berries, an1/2 an orange w/rind (per bag of berries) and run that through the processor, add sweetener to taste and a dash of brandy. Let it cure for at least an hour before serving.

[redstatebluegirl]

66. That sounds like what I do.

[2naSalit]

67. Not exact measurements...

But you know what I'm talking about. My mentor showed me that recipe many years ago and I never looked back. I can't recall if there's anything else to put in it, plain is good.

[debm55]

99. The relish sounds great and different. TY

[2naSalit]

118. Do try it!

You may never go back!

Depending on whether you use a blender or a full on food processor, it can require some help in the making as it tends to cake up on the sides of the vessel so you have to stop and push it into the middle. I do it using pulse mode manually so I can let it fall inward on its own and I use a Magic Bullet, the large blender urn, it work without the need to "help" it.

The only kind of jellied stuff of that sort that I use anymore is quince paste or guava paste in sandwiches.

[debm55]

119. I will, TY

[riversedge]

26. cooked into my cream of wheat. Or baked into the TG turkey dressing.

[debm55]

29. Husband makes the Thanksgiving meal. He sneaks some cranberries in.

[bucolic_frolic]

28. whole canned but rarely buy due to high fructose corn syrup

contraindicated for many illnesses

[debm55]

30. We only eat it once a year--Thanksgiving. TY

[bamagal62]

31. I love cranberry orange relish and

Also, Dried cranberries. In addition, love cranberry juice, both sweetened and not. Actually, I like them every way except the canned jellied! That form grosses me out.

[debm55]

32. I do like the relish, but I have to admit to loving the canned jelled.

[Dave in VA]

33. Chutney served with cream cheese and your favorite cracker

recipe from the Ocean Spray website:

https://www.oceanspray.com/Recipes/By-Course/Sauces-Sides-and-Salads/Cranberry-Chutney

[debm55]

35. I make that ! Just don;t like it served with turkey. I like the wiggle when it comes out of the can.

[Dave in VA]

39. ..

[Lunabell]

34. Canned jelly cranberries is a must with turkey.

And dressing, gravy, a fresh veggie or two and mashed potatoes. I also love sweet potatoes, but who's got room for all that?

[debm55]

37. I used to make sweet potatoes or yams. But no one ate them.TY

[Lunabell]

41. Sweet potato pie.

Now, that's how you have sweet potatoes. And I like a pecan topping.

[bamagal62]

36. At this time of year,

Trader Joe’s sells a fresh cranberry orange relish that I can eat with a spoon right out of the container. It’s really, really yummy.

[debm55]

38. No Trader Joe's around me.

[MOMFUDSKI]

42. Homemade whole cranberry

sauce. Sometimes I put raspberry jello into it.

[debm55]

46. That sounds good TY

[global1]

43. I Always Stayed Away From Canned Jellied Cranberries.....

I couldn't get past the shape when poured out of the can. I didn't like the consistency or the taste - so I always avoided eating them.

Now for the last three years - I've made Thanksgiving Dinner - the whole traditional spread. Three years ago I found a recipe - utilizing whole fresh cranberries and I made them from scratch.

It turned out that they were the hit of the dining experience. So now for the last three years and this year again - I will make them from scratch using whole fresh cranberries.

[debm55]

47. I just get past the texture of fresh cranberries.

[Different Drummer]

44. My favorite kind.

[debm55]

48. HAHAHAHAHAH yep that's it!

[ailsagirl]

45. Never did like them

[debm55]

49. Yes, we each have our likes and dislikes.

[brewens]

50. I hink I like all things cranberry, but usually get whole canned, juice and dried. I'd love to be able to get them

fresh.

[debm55]

55. Thanks brewens, I like to make muffins with whole cranberries. But I like the jelled for Thanksgiving. I think it might

be traditional. TY

[Ocelot II]

51. I like cranberries in most forms.

When I was a kid I liked the canned cranberry sauce because when you turned the can over into a dish the sauce would come out with a *bloop* sound and you could see the ridge imprints from the can. For some reason I thought that was cool.

[debm55]

56. HAHAHAH. It still has the bloop sound. TY

and the ridges.

[Fla Dem]

52. Like canned jellied cranberry sauce but really love homemade cranberry sauce.

[debm55]

57. Gee, that looks better then when I made it. Maybe that was the problem all the time. TY

[jpak]

53. My brother and once picked a pile of wild cranberries

OMG they were soooooo good.

Yum

[debm55]

85. Were you in the bogs in MA?

[jpak]

117. No , Central Maine

Accidental find

[moniss]

54. Cranberry

Walnut bread.

[debm55]

100. That sounds wonderful. I love cranberries in baked goods.

[nebby70]

58. What? No one mentioned the NPR-famous Mama Stamberg's version!

It is positively poisonous looking -- but it really does taste quite good.
It looks like a mistake - but ya gotta try it once
(okay, made a half recipe to try)
however -- tradition dictates the Jellied ridged cylinder always appears on our table.

In case you're curious:

Mama Stamberg's cranberry relish
2 cups raw cranberries – washed

1 small onion

½ cup sugar

¾ cup sour cream

2 T. horseradish.

Grind the cranberries and onion together (I use an old-fashioned meat grinder, but you can use a processor – just keep pieces chunky). Add everything else. Mix. Put in a container and freeze. On Thanksgiving morning, move the relish from the freezer to the refrigerator compartment, to thaw. It will be thick, creamy, chunky, and shocking pink*. Makes 1 and ½ pints.

[debm55]

70. Hey Nebby70, It sounds a little like how my Baba made borsht

[Raftergirl]

82. I make it on Hanukkah and we have it with our latkes.

[debm55]

101. I haven't made latkes in a long time. As fast as I would cook them, they would be gone. Out of the whole batch, I maybe

two--one with sour cream, one with applesauce on top,

[niyad]

123. Sounds fascinating.

[Elessar Zappa]

60. I make homemade cranberry sauce.

One bag of cranberries simmered in one cup orange juice, 1/2 a cup sugar and a pinch of salt.

[debm55]

102. Thank you Elessar.

[Chainfire]

61. I like them just about any way. The ones that I eat the most of are dried.

[debm55]

103. the craisins? I like those too.

[Raftergirl]

62. Fresh whole berries is what I use to make cranberry sauce.

I buy several bags before the holidays and freeze what I’m not using for T’giving. I just take them out of the freezer, rinse and they are ready to get made into sauce.

I have a few different recipes but generally just follow the directions on the package except for the amount of sugar. I use about 1/4 of what their recipe calls for.

[debm55]

84. That does sound good.

[sakabatou]

63. Gelled and juice

[debm55]

68. Yep same here,

[doc03]

64. I like the jellied ones.

[debm55]

69. Me too

[3catwoman3]

65. Homemade cranberry orange relish - fast, delicious and...

…super easy.

The recipe is on the backside of the bag in most brands:

1 bag of fresh cranberries
1/2 to 1 whole orange
Sugar to taste

Throw it all in the food processor and buzz it to the desired consistency - voila!

I put orange flavored dried cranberries in our stuffing recipe.

[debm55]

71. I can do that. I think I will surprise my husband.TY

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

73. I'm the only one who eats it but it's not Thanksgiving without it!

[debm55]

78. OMG LOVE IT.TY

[hydrolastic]

83. Both types of the canned type

a couple tablespoons of each. Once a year.

[debm55]

107. I buy the two cans also. I really like putting it on leftover turkey sandwiches.

[Rebl2]

75. Fresh for normal

Cranberry salad. I do have a cranberry dessert dish that I use whole canned cranberries. It has whipped cream and cream cheese in it. Really more like a dessert I think.

[debm55]

79. Is it the one with the pretzel crust. I do make that. TY

[bullimiami]

76. Me too . Creepy old jellied.

[debm55]

80. Every year for 60 some years.

[happybird]

81. The canned jelled kind

My ex's Nana made the tastiest fresh cranberry relish and I miss it. It had orange zest and chopped walnuts (I think?) and however she seasoned it was perfect-sweet yet still a little tart. So good on turkey sandwiches!

[debm55]

108. I love on sandwiches also.

[dai13sy]

86. Jelled Canned Only

We eat 3-4 cans at Thanksgiving because of the wonderful leftovers and then there is Christmas - Yum-my!

[debm55]

109. Thanks, We are a two can here. one of each.

[yellowdogintexas]

87. cranberry orange relish is my favorite.

It is fun to make, too.

[debm55]

92. Thank you yellowdogintexas, It does sound good.

[pansypoo53219]

88. craisins, i make cherry plus cranberry tarts. i make a cranberry fluff like ambrosia, but just whipped cream + freeze it

loved grandpa's ground cranberries + whole orange. i make good cranberry sause w/ liquors, raspberries, blueberries. i drink cranberry/pomegranate juice w/ frozen oj regularly.

[debm55]

93. That sounds wonderful. Thank you

[AnnaLee]

116. I sprinkle craisins and walnuts on my green salads. ntp

[debm55]

121. so do I,. Also husband puts in the stuffing. TY

[surrealAmerican]

91. homemade, chunky

It turns out cranberry sauce is easy to make, and infinitely customizable.
I add ginger, cardamom, orange and lemon zest, etc.

[debm55]

95. Sounds good, surrealAmerican. TY

[Danascot]

124. Oooo, those sound great

I add orange zest and ground cardamom but I see I need to branch out. Any others? What are the etc?

[surrealAmerican]

125. It varies from one year to the next.

Last year, I added a little orange liquor - that was good. There was one year I managed to find a Buda's hand citron - very nice.
If you can get a quince, they're another welcome addition.

I usually use juice concentrate for my cooking liquid: apple or orange, but any 100% juice concentrate will do.

[malthaussen]

97. Ocean Spray jellied canned.

Although I've always wondered what a company called "Ocean Spray" is doing selling cranberries to begin with.

-- Mal

[debm55]

110. Yes, same here.

[niyad]

104. I like them all. Fresh, jarred, canned, relish, salad, salsa, pie, dried,

baked goods, spread for sandwiches, margaritas. . .

[debm55]

112. I especially like on sandwiches and baked goods.

[Glorfindel]

105. I like them all, but especially this:

https://www.npr.org/2006/11/23/4176014/mama-stambergs-cranberry-relish-recipe

[debm55]

113. I am going to try the relish this year. Thank you so much for the recipe.

[viva la]

106. I only like fresh turned into a relish or jelly--

And then swirled into an orange bread batter and baked. Cranberry orange bread, yummy.

[debm55]

114. Sounds wounderful. Thank you so much.

[gopiscrap]

111. Jelled Canned

I love carving bad words into it

[debm55]

115. HAHAHAHAHAHAh

[snowybirdie]

120. Thanks

Forgot to put them on my shopping list. This post reminded me again. Whole canned by the way. Used to make whole berries for dinner, but no one to cook for anymore

[debm55]

122. Have fun shopping and don't forget the Miracle Whip.

[AllaN01Bear]

127. dueling Miracle Whip containers @ 25 paces . turn. and fire . we used to do that as kids .

i will be wearing headphones in the stores so i dont have to hear xmas music untill the 25th of december .

[debm55]

131. Hahaha

[AllaN01Bear]

126. used to did, new diet restrictions wont allow me to have cranberrys or cranberry juce .

[Bayard]

128. Fresh

The secret is to add the sugar to drained cranberries after they are soft. I usually add chopped fresh pears and nuts.

[debm55]

132. I like the cooked in baked goods, I do make a winter fruit pie that is pretty good. Cranberries are one one of the

fruits,

[Goonch]

129. 👇👇👇👁️👁️

[debm55]

130. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHA

[TNNurse]

133. We are a serious cranberry household.

Cranberry Orange relish.
Cranberry Bread. My recipe and my friend's.
Cranberry Apple Crisp
My mother-in-law's frozen cranberry salad.
Almost any cranberry sauce, including the jelled.
More Cranberry Orange relish.
Cranberry scones
And would probably try any suggestions.

[debm55]

134. Wonderful. I love it.