Cranberry sauce. Wikipedia reports that, "In 1663, the Pilgrim cookbook appears with a recipe for cranberry sauce". In Mama's Kitchen has a very thorough article on cranberries (which were also called cramberries) which you should check out if you want even more history of cranberry sauce. One mention in the article was, "In 1808, a memorandum from a French delegate referred to that "most villainous" of sauces - cranberry sauce, "vulgarly called cramberry sauce from the voracious way they eat it." In an ifood article on the History of Cranberry as Food says, "Cranberry sauces first came into limelight when General Ulysses S. Grant ordered them in huge quantities for the sole purpose of serving the troops during the siege of St. Petersburg in 1864." According to History Buffet, cranberry sauce was on the menu of the last dinner served to 2nd class on the Titanic. The Cape Cod Cranberry Company produced and marketed in Massachusetts the first canned cranberry sauce in 1912 under the name Ocean Spray Cape Cod Cranberry Sauce.
It has been a staple at holiday meals. In my family, my mother is the one who always brings the cranberry sauce. Not one to be an adventurous cook, she brings cranberry sauce in a can. When you take it out of the can, it looks like this:
Then she prepares it to be served and it looks like this:
At one time, they even had a special serving tray for cranberry sauce. Interestingly, I believe my mother has one. I will have to check with her and if she does I will have to have her use it this Christmas.
I don't think she realizes that cranberries like this,
can be used to make something other than garland or Christmas decorations.
Don't misunderstand me, there is nothing wrong with canned cranberry sauce. From what I understand, a simple cranberry sauce recipe will taste much like the one in the can. The canned sauce is also good as a spread on sandwiches, melted and poured over ice cream or pound cake, swirled in your yogurt or add it to bbq sauce just to name a few uses for it.
Since I've never had a homemade sauce, I thought I'd gather some recipes that put a different spin on a traditional dish. As always, click on the site link above the photo to be taken to the recipe. Enjoy!
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Since I've never had a homemade sauce, I thought I'd gather some recipes that put a different spin on a traditional dish. As always, click on the site link above the photo to be taken to the recipe. Enjoy!
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Good Housekeeping's Cranberry Sauce with Apples, Port and Cinnamon
Cosmo Cranberry Sauce with Lime and Orange
Everyday Food's Cranberry Pomegranate Relish
Blackberry Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry Sauce with Ginger, Orange and a Variety of Spices
Fennel Walnut Cranberry Sauce with Rasins and Orange
Cranberry, Orange and Apple Relish
Pineapple Orange Cranberry Sauce with Pecans
Guajillo (chilis) Cranberry Sauce with Orange, Cinnamon and Pumpkin Seeds
Pear, Brandy and Walnut Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry Sauce with Apricots, Raisins and Orange
Maple Orange Cranberry Sauce with Raisins and Spices
Cinnamon and Star Anise Infused Cranberry Salad with Maple Syrup and Orange
Bourbon Orange Cranberry Sauce
Chipotle Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry Sauce with Grapefruit, Lime and Rosemary
Cranberry Raspberry Relish with Orange Marmalade, Apples and Lemon
Red Wine Cranberry Sauce with Crystalized Ginger, Lemon and Vanilla
Favorite Cranberry Sauce with Ginger, Star Anise, Vanilla, Cinnamon and Orange Zest
Cranberry Sauce with Kumquat and Jalapeño
Cranberry Sauce with Jalapeño, Lime, Orange Juice and Tequila
The Bitten Word from Saveur Magazine
Cranberry Sauce with Orange, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardamom, Jalapeño and Port
Cranberry Sauce with Pinot Noir, Ginger and Curry
Cranberry, Quince and Pearl Onion Compote with Cloves, Coriander Seeds and Apple Juice
Inspired? Curious? Hungry? I sure am.
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