All-Time Favorite Cranberry Recipes
CRANBERRIES the Year ’Round Berries with the Bounce
Cranberries are truly North American berries. Before Columbus came to the new world, the tangy wild cranberries had an important place in everyday life here. Indian squaws used cranberries to brighten up food.
The Wampanoag Indians of Cape Cod area treated wounds from poisoned arrows with a cranberry dressing. Squaws made their rugs and blankets colorful with the red cranberry juice.
Pilgrim women learned of this wild berry from the friendly Indians. They soon began to create their own ways of fixing cranberries for their tables. They made cranberry sauces, bubbling tarts and nogs.
Cranberries were called different names by different Indians: “Sassamanesh” by eastern Indians and “Atoqua” by the Algonquians in Wisconsin. In New Jersey, where cranberries were the symbol of peace, “Pakimintzen” meant cranberry eater.
The word “cranberry” was a contraction of crane berry, an early name given to the berries because their pale pink blossoms resembled the head of a crane. Cranes were seen in the lowlands, enjoying the berries.
Cultivation of cranberries began in Massachusetts nearly 200 years after the landing of the Pilgrims. In 1816 Henry Hall of Dennis, Cape Cod, noticed that cranberries seemed to grow larger and juicier where sand from the dunes blew over the vines. Cultivation today came from this simple observation made more than 150 years ago.
Cranberries grow on peat soil that has been covered with a three inch layer of sand. Cuttings or branches from existing cranberry vines are planted deep enough to take root in the peat soil beneath the sand. The vines, planted about six inches apart, gradually spread over the ground forming a thick green carpet. The vines are weeded in the spring, pruned in the fall, fertilized and resanded every three or four years. Vines are protected from frost by flooding and irrigated in time of drought.
Birds are needed to control the insects. Bees pollinate the blossoms.
Inc. Ocean Spray Cranberries
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The Beginning of the Berries
The Naming of the Berries
The Taming of the Berries
The Testing of the Berries
Contents
CRANBERRY SALADS AND SIDE DISHES
Cranberry Waldorf
Cranberry Orange Crush
Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry Applesauce
Baked Cranberry Acorn Squash
CRANBERRY MAIN DISHES
Chicken Ruby
Stuffed Burger Bundles
Cranberry Pork Chops
CRANBERRY BREADS, CAKES AND COOKIES
Cranberry Coffee Cake
Cranberry Squares
Cranberry Fruit Nut Bread
Cranberry Muffins
Cranberry Kitchen Cookies
CRANBERRY DESSERTS
Fresh Cranberry Crunch
Cranberry Refrigerator Dessert
Cranberry Fruit Bowl
Hot Cranberry Fruit Compote
Cranberries Jubilee
Cranberry Lemon Sauce
Cranberry Fruit Dip
Ham and Chicken Fondue
Tangy Cranberry Dip
CRANBERRY SALADS
Cranberry Lemon Ring
Cranberry Cherry Mist
Cranberry Jewel Salad
Oriental Cranberry Salad
Frozen Cranberry Layer Salad
Frozen Cranberry Cheese Salad
Cranberry Salad Sweet and Sour
Cranberry-Chicken Party Salad
Cranberry Orange Salad
CRANBERRY MAIN DISHES
Hamburgers Delish
Cranberry Sausage Corn Cake
Cranburgers
Chicken South Pacific
Elegante Chicken
Cranberry Apricot Ham Glaze
Cranberry Ham Rolls
Gourmet Ham
Cranberry Almond Chicken
Cranberry Chicken Curry
Chicken ’n Cheese Shortcake
CRANBERRY BREADS, CAKES AND COOKIES
Cranberry Nut Bread
Cranberry Glazed Rolls
Cranberry Relish Ring
Cranberry Tea Biscuits
Spicy Cranberry Muffins
Cranberry Igloos
Autumn Spice Cakes
Inexpensive Cranberry Lemon Cake
Cranberry Orange Spice Cake
Cranberry Frosty Pie
Cranberry Chews
Cranberry Bars
Cranberry Cheese Frosting for Spice Cakes
Cranberry Fluff Frosting
Cranberry Cream Topping
Quick Cranberry Frosting
Cranberry Frosting
CRANBERRY DESSERTS
Cranberry Cheese Pie
Cranberry Crunch
Cranberry Prune Whip
Cranberry Bavarian Cream
Winter Shortcake
Cranberry Rice Dessert
Cranberry Coeur A La Creme
Tropical Sherbet
Cranberry Orange Sherbet
CRANBERRY BEVERAGES
Cranberry Appe-teaser
Cranberry Iced Tea
The Cape Codder
Cranberry Fruit Punch
Cranberry Rum Punch
Hot Buttered Punch
Cranberry Tickle
Holiday Punch
Pink Cooler
Cranberry Collins
Three Fruit Punch
Frozen Fire
Cranberry Sangria
Cranberry-Apple Twirl
Cranberry Apple Soda
Hot Mulled Cranberry Punch
Ranchhouse Punch
Cranberry Cola
Hobgoblin Grog
Cranapple Bounce
Cran-Grapefruit Tonic
Spicy Cranberry Glow
Crangrape Mixer
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