Cranberry
Cookies
1/4 c Butter or margarine
3/4 c Brown sugar
1 Large egg
1 ts Vanilla
1 tb Orange zest
Pinch salt
1 1/2 c Flour
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 c Chopped walnuts
3/4 c Chopped cranberries Fresh or frozen
Beat butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, orange zest and salt until fluffy. Stir
in flour and baking soda. Fold in nuts and cranberries. Drop by rounded
teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.
Bake 375 for 10 to 12 minutes or light golden. Remove from rack to cool. Makes
abount 4 doz. Store airtight.
Whole Berry Cranberry
Sauce
12 oz Fresh or frozen cranberries
1 c Sugar
1 1/4 c Water
Juice and grated rind of 1 -orange
Wash cranberries and pat dry. In a 2-quart saucepan combine sugar, water,
orange rind and juice. Cook, stirring over medium heat, until sugar dissolves.
Add cranberries to sugar syrup, bring to a boil, and cook until cranberry skins
start to break or pop, about 1 minute.
Remove cranberries from the heat and pour into a 3-cup bowl or storage jars
with lids, to cool.
Sauce can be stored, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 10 days, or placed
in airtight jars in the freezer for up to 3 months. (Leave 1/2-inch space
between sauce and jar lid.)
Cranberry Catsup
Recipe
Yield: 2 Pints
4 c Cranberries, fresh -(1 pound)
2 c Onion, finely chopped
2 c Water
4 c Sugar
2 c Vinegar, white
1 ts Pepper
1 tb Salt
1 tb Cinnamon, ground
1 tb Allspice, ground
1 tb Celery seeds
2 ts Cloves, ground
In 3-quart Dutch oven, combine cranberries, onion and water; bring to a
boil. Cover and simmer 10 minutes (or until berries are easily mashed). Puree
mixture or push through a sieve.
In Dutch oven, combine puree, sugar, vinegar and spices; bring to a boil. Boil
gently, uncovered, for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the mixture is the
consistency of catsup.
Stir cranberry ketchup occasionally to prevent sticking (mixture will thicken).
Remove from heat; skim off foam. Ladle into hot canning jars, leaving 1/2 inch,
and put lids on jars. Put in boiling water for 5 minutes.