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[Bert & Sully]

They FINALLY are down here. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/applause.gif[/img] I usually get Ocean Spray at Publix but went to our local W-D as Pepsi is our soda of choice and are on sale this week. I decided to take a glance in the produce area to see if they were here yet. They had them but they were from Dole. That's a new one on me. I don't remember them being so pricey though.

I'm curious how much they are in your area for a 12-oz bag?

[LisaJ]

I haven't priced them yet, and can't recall what they cost at all! I've only seen the Ocean Spray brand. I wish someone besides me enjoyed them in this household!

[AzureHaven]

Okay, I just gotta ask-what do you do with these cranberries? I must admit the closest I have ever come to buying cranberries is the jellied stuff in the can that I buy for Thanksgiving. No one eats it, [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] but it gives the dinner table a little extra color!

[Disney Franatic]

I think I paid $1.89 for a bag the other day at Walmart Grocery Store. I just throw the bag in the freezer, as is, until I need it, so I can have cranberries anytime of the year I want. I make a wonderful and easy cranberry relish for Thanksgiving. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/yuma.gif[/img] I also use them in my special cranberry bread that I make with the kids from the book "A Cranberry Thanksgiving" every year. If you want the recipes, let me know.

[Meggera]

I use fresh cranberries in muffins, cranberry bread, homemade cranberry sauce, a yummy turkey ring, and other recipes calling for cranberries. I [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] them!

I haven't priced them yet, though. I'll buy some in a couple of weeks.

[JoanW]

I like the relish, cranberry muffins and breads.

I also like the dried cranberries for cookies and salads. Mmm. I think I will have them on my salad tonight!

[SarahJ]

I've used them to make cranberry-apple pie before and it was a huge hit. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/facelick.gif[/img]

[Huntermom]

Maybe it's from growing up with Cape Cod vacations, but my 3 kids all love cranberries. They can add a nice tartness to so many recipes. And you cannot compare canned cranberry sauce to the real thing, which makes a nice addition to a turkey sandwich.

My kids' favorites though are cranberry oatmeal cookies, home made muffins, and dried cranberries (preferably without sweetener) to nibble on. My younger two love chocolate covered cranberries-especially with dark chocolate.

Diane

[WDWJAMBA]

Anyone have a recipe for the relish? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/questionicon.gif[/img]

[Huntermom]

I have one at home that I'll try to remember to post when I get home. I did do a quick look at Ocean Spray.com to see what they had posted and didn't find a relish recipe but they have lots of other interesting recipes.

Diane

[Bert & Sully]

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Anyone have a recipe for the relish? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/questionicon.gif[/img]

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I have two or three I like but can only get my hands on this one at the moment.

SPICED CRANBERRY & ORANGE RELISH

1 1/3 cups sugar
2/3 cup water
2 small navel oranges
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries (8 oz; thawed if frozen)
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 tablespoons minced drained stem ginger in syrup (not pickled) or crystallized ginger

Bring sugar and water to a boil in a 1- to 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat and simmer syrup, without stirring, washing down any sugar crystals on side of pan with a pastry brush dipped in cold water, 5 minutes.
While syrup simmers, cut oranges, including peel and pith, into 1-inch pieces, discarding any seeds, and combine with cranberries, cinnamon, and cloves in a food processor.

Add sugar syrup and pulse until fruit is finely chopped. Transfer relish to a bowl and stir in ginger. Chill, covered, 1 day for flavors to develop.

Makes 8 to 12 servings (about 4 cups).

[NanaTink]

mmmm! That sounds good! I grew up on a cranberry salad my mother made every year that her mother made that her mother...well you get the idea.

Cranberry Salad
1 bag fresh cranberries, ground coarsley in food processor
1 14oz can pineapple in own juice, drained well
1-2 apples cored, peeled and chopped
1 cup walnuts, chopped
zest of one orange
2 small boxes strawberry jello

Mix first five ingredients together, set aside. Mix jello per instructions on box. Pour jello over mixture until it is consistency you want (some in my family like more jello than others. I usually put just enough to hold it together)
Chill overnight.

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