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 Thanksgiving cranberry sauce recipes, tips and a little bit of history.
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, along with turkey and other native dishes.Kitchen Project: History of the Cranberry
Thanksgiving Cranberry Sauce Recipes
- Mahalo's How to Make Cranberry Sauce
- Mahalo's Guide to Cranberry Sauce
- Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association: Recipe: Whole Cranberry Sauce
- Martha Stewart: Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce
- UMass Cranberry Station: Cranberry Recipes
- Betty Crocker: Cranberry Sauce
- Epicurious: Jellied Cranberry Sauce
- Food Network: Baked Cranberry Sauce
- All Recipes: Holiday Cranberry Sauce
- Recipezaar: Easy Cranberry Sauce
- Food & Wine: Candied Cranberry Sauce
- Chowhound: Best Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Port Wine Cranberry Sauce
This video from Before and After TV features instructions on how to make cranberry sauce for your Thanksgiving table. Ingredients include three cups of fresh, washed cranberries, brown sugar, orange juice and port. Add cranberries to a medium sized pot, followed by the brown sugar and a half cup each of orange juice and port. Continue gently stirring the mixture on medium high. Bring the mixture to a boil. As the heat intensifies, the cranberries will soften and the entire mixture will reduce. When this happens, turn the stove down to low. Refrigerate mixture overnight before serving.
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Fast Facts
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Thanksgiving is celebrated in America the fourth Thursday in NovemberThanksgiving November: Thanksgiving Facts
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In Canada it falls on the second Monday in OctoberThanksgiving November: Thanksgiving Facts
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Originally named craneberries because their red berries were reminiscent of the beak of a craneKitchen Project: How the Cranberry Became Part of Our Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving cranberry sauce can be made at home or purchased pre prepared in grocery stores
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Homemade cranberry sauce can be made using a variety of additional ingredients, including port wine
