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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsLets Settle This Here And Now, Once And For All: Jellied, Whole Berry, Or Homemade?
handmade34
(22,759 posts)if it ain't homemade, don't bother
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,708 posts)pandr32
(11,640 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,985 posts)not so much because it tastes better (it doesn't), but because when you turn over the can the stuff lands in the dish with a satisfying *splort* and it's imprinted with the seams from the can. It's just a fun childhood memory.
Moostache
(9,897 posts)That made my day less depressing and made me laugh!!! Gratitude sent!
I dont like any kind of cranberry sauce but its obligingly on the Thanksgiving table. The only one who likes it is my brother and hes fine with the splooch variety. Cleaning up after the meal, the rest of the .99/can Giant brand stuff goes down the disposal.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,708 posts)Squinch
(51,087 posts)I only agree if I can make a homemade version too, and if I can open the can.
wryter2000
(46,133 posts)Love those ridges.
RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)There's a texture about whole cranberries that I find off putting, but I love me some sliced, can-shaped cranberry jelly.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,708 posts)sl8
(14,000 posts)pnwest
(3,266 posts)mash it up and add diced craisins, walnuts, and mandarin oranges.
BOOM!
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,708 posts)pnwest
(3,266 posts)shanny
(6,709 posts)but I make mine with an addition of dried blueberries...i.e. not a purist.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,708 posts)doc03
(35,446 posts)niyad
(113,941 posts)%3Fitok%3DoMuxb0zQ&w=700&q=85
1 lemon
1 orange
1 bag fresh cranberries
handful pom seeds
sugar to taste
cut up the lemon and orange and put them through the food processor, and then the bag of cranberries. add sugar to taste. best if allowed to sit overnight, chilled, to meld flavours.
after t-day, run the relish through the food processor with a brick of cream cheese, for a great spread for your turkey sandwiches.
optional adds: pomegranate arils, jalepeno, nuts.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,708 posts)Yonnie3
(17,516 posts)We made it in a hand cranked grinder. It was messy and we loved doing it. No pom seeds in our recipe.
We had a large glass condiment plate with compartments that had the relish, the canned jelly, home made whole berry, tiny gherkins, black olives and green olives.
I like all variants of the sauce, fresh or canned, but it has to be good quality.
ETA: I forgot the cocktail onions that were on the plate as well.
niyad
(113,941 posts)I just finished seeding a dozen poms--messy, but sooooo much fun!!
Yonnie3
(17,516 posts)It had raw veggies and home made dips.
I wonder what became of those dishes. I have the one for deviled eggs. It really is time to go through those last boxes from the estate.
niyad
(113,941 posts)Response to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)
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Floyd R. Turbo
(26,708 posts)Kali
(55,032 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,708 posts)MontanaMama
(23,367 posts)Recipe? That looks lovely!
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,708 posts)1 cup vodka
1/2 cup triple sec
1/4 cup cranberry juice
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and pour through a strainer into four martini glasses.
MontanaMama
(23,367 posts)Cheers to you!
jpak
(41,761 posts)yum
Lochloosa
(16,084 posts)WhiteTara
(29,736 posts)A well laid table has all three in my opinion!
DinahMoeHum
(21,835 posts). . .with chopped candied orange peel, onions, and a touch of almond extract.
WhiteTara
(29,736 posts)I'm hungry now!
Akoto
(4,267 posts)Different Drummer
(7,678 posts)I don't care for the whole berry stuff and have never had homemade.
Polly Hennessey
(6,815 posts)love it all.
csziggy
(34,139 posts)Actually I don't even like cranberry sauce - this is my husband's vote.
pbmus
(12,422 posts)To die for....nothing else even comes close...
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,929 posts)I no longer care for the taste of the canned stuff.
The only time I had a homemade version it was awful, but that was probably more a reflection of the particular recipe and the person who made it.
gopiscrap
(23,768 posts)I love how you can push it out of a can and it keeps it's form
cloudbase
(5,531 posts)Throth?
Turbineguy
(37,415 posts)is best because it can come out on the serving dish, shaped just like the can.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Fresh berries, apples, raisins, walnuts, cinnamon and a bit of brown sugar.
MontanaMama
(23,367 posts)Chopped cranberries, lime juice, lime zest, diced jalapeno and a little sugar to taste. The BOMB I tell ya.
Wounded Bear
(58,778 posts)Sorry, never could abide them and never understood their popularity.
Tikki
(14,563 posts)a little goes a long way, that way.
Tikki
Doreen
(11,686 posts)I mean, why in the hell does this even need to be a question?
Dulcinea
(6,692 posts)But I have to buy the canned stuff b/c my husband doesn't like real cranberries.
GallopingGhost
(2,404 posts)Cucina Antica brand is the best I've ever had, store bought. Comes in a glass jar with a brown paper label. It's spendy, but you can taste the cloves and orange peel and nutmeg. It's excellent.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)But, why not post a poll,
instead of just the question?
trixie2
(905 posts)Duh!