Thanksgiving Cranberry Sauce

Cranberry sauce is a tangy sweet edition to a savory Thanksgiving dinner. It can be purchased already prepared, but it's just as easy to whip up yourself in the kitchen. Check out the links on this page for delicious cranberry sauce recipes, tips and a little bit of history.

Fast Facts

Thanksgiving is celebrated in America the fourth Thursday in November¹
In Canada it falls on the second Monday in October¹
Cranberry vines can live forever if left to grow uninhibited²
Originally named craneberries because their red berries were reminiscent of the beak of a crane²

Cranberries at the First Thanksgiving

The Native Americans who feasted with the pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving had been incorporating cranberries into their food dishes for some time before the pilgrims landed. While there is no definitive proof, some historians believe that cranberry sauce was among the dishes served at at the first Thanksgiving feast.³