Are fresh cranberries only for cooking? How are you supposed to eat them?!
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I use them in FRESH cranberry relish, which isn't cooked!. You can also chop them up and sprinkle them on salads, put into muffins or cookies!. If you mix chopped fresh cranberries with some sugar, they will "cook" themselves and turn red!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.I also put some chopped cranberries into Waldorf saladWww@FoodAQ@Com
They're really too tart to eat straight out of the bag!. People use them to make their own cranberry sauce or for baking (like in muffins)!. Craisins (dried, sweetened cranberries) are pretty good!. also, this is a little off topic, but you can make margaritas out of cranberry juice and tequila for Thanksgiving!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Generally cranberries are a bit too tart to be considered a food you'd want to eat fresh and raw!. If you have fresh cranberries, try making home-made cranberry jelly, cranberry sauce, or reducing them to a compote and baking with them!.
Here's the traditional list of cranberry food uses
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Cranberry#H!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Here's the traditional list of cranberry food uses
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Cranberry#H!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
They can be readily frozen!. Just throw a bag in the freezer!.
I use them to make my own cranberry sauce!. Simmer with gelatin (I can use either lime or unflavored)!. I add my own sugar!.!.!.!.!.and a little water for the gelatin!.
Then, I can add orange wedges, some pecans (or other inexpensive nuts) and maybe some appled slices!. Then, let it set up (gel) in a serving bowl!. Then, I garnish with Mandarin Orange wedges!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
I use them to make my own cranberry sauce!. Simmer with gelatin (I can use either lime or unflavored)!. I add my own sugar!.!.!.!.!.and a little water for the gelatin!.
Then, I can add orange wedges, some pecans (or other inexpensive nuts) and maybe some appled slices!. Then, let it set up (gel) in a serving bowl!. Then, I garnish with Mandarin Orange wedges!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Cranberries are best when cooked!. Here is a great collection of recipes:
http://www!.oceanspray!.com/recipes/
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http://www!.oceanspray!.com/recipes/
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