Mom's Cranberry Relish

[mdlbear]

Because I'm thinking about it, and am too tired about what to post, I thought I'd post my Mom's recipe for cranberry relish.

Ingredients:

• A bag or two of raw, whole cranberries.
• Apples. One or two per bag of berries, depending on size.
• Oranges. Maybe one per two bags.

Chop everything up coarsely in a food processor. Even better, if you can find it, is an old-fashioned hand-cranked meat grinder, because that mashes the ingredients rather than simply cutting them.

Put it in the fridge overnight. The next day, add sugar if it seems to be necessary -- don't do it before then because the flavors won't have blended.

I have no idea where Mom found the recipe, and I don't think I've ever seen an "official" printed version -- it's all seat-of-the-pants. Colleen and I have been making it for the last forty-odd years.

Enjoy.

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Our version

[dialecticdreamer]

One bag of cranberries, a good-sized orange, an apple, and sometimes about 1/4 cup of brown sugar. Peel and chop apple and orange coarsely, grabbing out the sneaky orange seeds. Try to get as much of the orange juice into the compote as possible. Dump the fruit all together into a sauce pan with about 2c of water. Set on low heat and bring to a simmer until the cranberries begin to split. Let cool, covered, then put in the fridge overnight. Check how thick the compote is, and how sour. Usually, a few tablespoons of sugar are plenty. Heat again until the sugar dissolves, and serve warm, or if you want it cold, taste again (it might need a touch more sugar that way.)

I've had your raw one, and it's tasty

[jesse_the_k]

...and a whole lot easier than the cooked one I made last week (and am still snacking on).

Re: I've had your raw one, and it's tasty

[mdlbear]

Yay!!