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24. Fresh cooked and dried.

Tue Nov 7, 2023, 02:49 PM

Nov 2023

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).

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What kind of cranberries do you like--jelled canned, whole canned , fresh cranberry salad, or I don't like cranberries? [View all] debm55 Nov 2023 OP

I love the fresh, whole cranberries. FarPoint Nov 2023 #1

Now those scones sound good. Thank you. debm55 Nov 2023 #6

I like them all. Diamond_Dog Nov 2023 #2

I am a jelled lover, through and through. Half the fun is getting them out of the can. debm55 Nov 2023 #7

Poke a small hole in the bottom and blow. Works every time Lochloosa Nov 2023 #19

Cranberries peachpit24 Nov 2023 #74

Thanks peachpit. debm55 Nov 2023 #77

I like cranraspberry juice! And the homemade whole cranberry sauce one of my cousins makes. 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 2023 #3

HAHAHAHAH I'll take it. Your cranraspberry juice sounds great. debm55 Nov 2023 #10

me too. barbtries Nov 2023 #4

Thanks barbtries. We serve two kinds here --jelled and I make a salad for my husband. debm55 Nov 2023 #15

Homemade cranberry sauce for me, with o.j. in it. wnylib Nov 2023 #72

Cranberries I very much like. I also add apples, blueberries in it. Sort of like a winter mixed fruit pie. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #96

I love the jelled canned. nocoincidences Nov 2023 #5

Same here. I like the others, orange, cooked, relish, but give me the jellied. True Blue American Nov 2023 #11

Right on! And it's good on turkey sandwiches. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #16

Me too! TexasBushwhacker Nov 2023 #40

Any kind of cranberry is good for me. Polly Hennessey Nov 2023 #8

Yes, cranberries are very nutritious. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #98

Raw Jerry2144 Nov 2023 #9

HAHAHHAHAH. though one year I strung them up for the Christmas tree. Major disaster. debm55 Nov 2023 #18

Juice and Jelled. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2023 #12

Cranberries are good for ya. Ty debm55 Nov 2023 #20

Fresh atreides1 Nov 2023 #13

Oh wow, that sounds great. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #21

Ocean Spray whole berry claudette Nov 2023 #14

My husband likes the whole berry. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #22

I grew up with jelled, but my wife makes rsdsharp Nov 2023 #17

That sounds interesting and good. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #23

Fresh cooked and dried. pandr32 Nov 2023 #24

ooh, forgot my grandma's pimped oatmeal cookies, i added craisin + marachino cherries to tha raisins. pansypoo53219 Nov 2023 #89

Yes! pandr32 Nov 2023 #90

Double yes. I do like baked goods with cranberries. They add a tartness. debm55 Nov 2023 #94

Fresh cranberry relish. redstatebluegirl Nov 2023 #25

Now the relish sounds interesting. I think Harry and Dave's used to have.TY debm55 Nov 2023 #27

That's the only kind I'll serve... 2naSalit Nov 2023 #59

That sounds like what I do. redstatebluegirl Nov 2023 #66

Not exact measurements... 2naSalit Nov 2023 #67

The relish sounds great and different. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #99

Do try it! 2naSalit Nov 2023 #118

I will, TY debm55 Nov 2023 #119

cooked into my cream of wheat. Or baked into the TG turkey dressing. riversedge Nov 2023 #26

Husband makes the Thanksgiving meal. He sneaks some cranberries in. debm55 Nov 2023 #29

whole canned but rarely buy due to high fructose corn syrup bucolic_frolic Nov 2023 #28

We only eat it once a year--Thanksgiving. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #30

I love cranberry orange relish and bamagal62 Nov 2023 #31

I do like the relish, but I have to admit to loving the canned jelled. debm55 Nov 2023 #32

Chutney served with cream cheese and your favorite cracker Dave in VA Nov 2023 #33

I make that ! Just don;t like it served with turkey. I like the wiggle when it comes out of the can. debm55 Nov 2023 #35

.. Dave in VA Nov 2023 #39

Canned jelly cranberries is a must with turkey. Lunabell Nov 2023 #34

I used to make sweet potatoes or yams. But no one ate them.TY debm55 Nov 2023 #37

Sweet potato pie. Lunabell Nov 2023 #41

At this time of year, bamagal62 Nov 2023 #36

No Trader Joe's around me. debm55 Nov 2023 #38

Homemade whole cranberry MOMFUDSKI Nov 2023 #42

That sounds good TY debm55 Nov 2023 #46

I Always Stayed Away From Canned Jellied Cranberries..... global1 Nov 2023 #43

I just get past the texture of fresh cranberries. debm55 Nov 2023 #47

My favorite kind. Different Drummer Nov 2023 #44

HAHAHAHAHAH yep that's it! debm55 Nov 2023 #48

Never did like them ailsagirl Nov 2023 #45

Yes, we each have our likes and dislikes. debm55 Nov 2023 #49

I hink I like all things cranberry, but usually get whole canned, juice and dried. I'd love to be able to get them brewens Nov 2023 #50

Thanks brewens, I like to make muffins with whole cranberries. But I like the jelled for Thanksgiving. I think it might debm55 Nov 2023 #55

I like cranberries in most forms. Ocelot II Nov 2023 #51

HAHAHAH. It still has the bloop sound. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #56

Like canned jellied cranberry sauce but really love homemade cranberry sauce. Fla Dem Nov 2023 #52

Gee, that looks better then when I made it. Maybe that was the problem all the time. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #57

My brother and once picked a pile of wild cranberries jpak Nov 2023 #53

Were you in the bogs in MA? debm55 Nov 2023 #85

No , Central Maine jpak Nov 2023 #117

Cranberry moniss Nov 2023 #54

That sounds wonderful. I love cranberries in baked goods. debm55 Nov 2023 #100

What? No one mentioned the NPR-famous Mama Stamberg's version! nebby70 Nov 2023 #58

Hey Nebby70, It sounds a little like how my Baba made borsht debm55 Nov 2023 #70

I make it on Hanukkah and we have it with our latkes. Raftergirl Nov 2023 #82

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 debm55 Nov 2023 #101

Sounds fascinating. niyad Nov 2023 #123

I make homemade cranberry sauce. Elessar Zappa Nov 2023 #60

Thank you Elessar. debm55 Nov 2023 #102

I like them just about any way. The ones that I eat the most of are dried. Chainfire Nov 2023 #61

the craisins? I like those too. debm55 Nov 2023 #103

Fresh whole berries is what I use to make cranberry sauce. Raftergirl Nov 2023 #62

That does sound good. debm55 Nov 2023 #84

Gelled and juice sakabatou Nov 2023 #63

Yep same here, debm55 Nov 2023 #68

I like the jellied ones. doc03 Nov 2023 #64

Me too debm55 Nov 2023 #69

Homemade cranberry orange relish - fast, delicious and... 3catwoman3 Nov 2023 #65

I can do that. I think I will surprise my husband.TY debm55 Nov 2023 #71

I'm the only one who eats it but it's not Thanksgiving without it! IrishAfricanAmerican Nov 2023 #73

OMG LOVE IT.TY debm55 Nov 2023 #78

Both types of the canned type hydrolastic Nov 2023 #83

I buy the two cans also. I really like putting it on leftover turkey sandwiches. debm55 Nov 2023 #107

Fresh for normal Rebl2 Nov 2023 #75

Is it the one with the pretzel crust. I do make that. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #79

Me too . Creepy old jellied. bullimiami Nov 2023 #76

Every year for 60 some years. debm55 Nov 2023 #80

The canned jelled kind happybird Nov 2023 #81

I love on sandwiches also. debm55 Nov 2023 #108

Jelled Canned Only dai13sy Nov 2023 #86

Thanks, We are a two can here. one of each. debm55 Nov 2023 #109

cranberry orange relish is my favorite. yellowdogintexas Nov 2023 #87

Thank you yellowdogintexas, It does sound good. debm55 Nov 2023 #92

craisins, i make cherry plus cranberry tarts. i make a cranberry fluff like ambrosia, but just whipped cream + freeze it pansypoo53219 Nov 2023 #88

That sounds wonderful. Thank you debm55 Nov 2023 #93

I sprinkle craisins and walnuts on my green salads. ntp AnnaLee Nov 2023 #116

so do I,. Also husband puts in the stuffing. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #121

homemade, chunky surrealAmerican Nov 2023 #91

Sounds good, surrealAmerican. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #95

Oooo, those sound great Danascot Nov 2023 #124

It varies from one year to the next. surrealAmerican Nov 2023 #125

Ocean Spray jellied canned. malthaussen Nov 2023 #97

Yes, same here. debm55 Nov 2023 #110

I like them all. Fresh, jarred, canned, relish, salad, salsa, pie, dried, niyad Nov 2023 #104

I especially like on sandwiches and baked goods. debm55 Nov 2023 #112

I like them all, but especially this: Glorfindel Nov 2023 #105

I am going to try the relish this year. Thank you so much for the recipe. debm55 Nov 2023 #113

I only like fresh turned into a relish or jelly-- viva la Nov 2023 #106

Sounds wounderful. Thank you so much. debm55 Nov 2023 #114

Jelled Canned gopiscrap Nov 2023 #111

HAHAHAHAHAHAh debm55 Nov 2023 #115

Thanks snowybirdie Nov 2023 #120

Have fun shopping and don't forget the Miracle Whip. debm55 Nov 2023 #122

dueling Miracle Whip containers @ 25 paces . turn. and fire . we used to do that as kids . AllaN01Bear Nov 2023 #127

Hahaha debm55 Nov 2023 #131

used to did, new diet restrictions wont allow me to have cranberrys or cranberry juce . AllaN01Bear Nov 2023 #126

Fresh Bayard Nov 2023 #128

I like the cooked in baked goods, I do make a winter fruit pie that is pretty good. Cranberries are one one of the debm55 Nov 2023 #132

👇👇👇👁️👁️ Goonch Nov 2023 #129

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHA debm55 Nov 2023 #130

We are a serious cranberry household. TNNurse Nov 2023 #133

Wonderful. I love it. debm55 Nov 2023 #134