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51. If I can get fresh cranberries, I'll make my own whole berry cranberry sauce spiked with apricot brandy.

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 08:40 AM

Nov 8

All other times, I go for Ocean Spray Jellied cranberry sauce in a can -- but it has to be Ocean Spray.

One type I never cared for was my MIL's cranberry relish. It always seemed way too bitter to me. She would grind up raw cranberries with 3 oranges including the peel and add sugar. Maybe if it has less orange peel in it or if she didn't serve it in huge quantities (she gave everyone at the table a salad bowl full). It was just too much for me.

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What kind of cranberries for you?? canned whole berries, canned jellied, homemade recipes. or I don't like cranberries. [View all] debm55 Nov 7 OP

The canned stuff that when you plop it out on a plate it shows the inside of the can shape. Ocelot II Nov 7 #1

Thank you, Ocelot II. The jellied cranberry sauce is my favorite. debm55 Nov 7 #2

"I want the kind that goes 'sploosh'!" regnaD kciN Nov 7 #40

Home made, high school classmate made it! elleng Nov 7 #3

Thank you very much, elleng. Homemade is the best----when my friends make it. debm55 Nov 7 #8

Jelly from a can. sakabatou Nov 7 #4

Thank you sakabatou for sharing with us. debm55 Nov 7 #9

The mixture that also has orange juice in it. TexasTowelie Nov 7 #5

Oh, that sounds so good. Thank you Texas Towelie. debm55 Nov 7 #11

I never cared for that jellied Thanksgiving stuff... buzzycrumbhunger Nov 7 #6

Thank you very much, buzzycrumhunger. I love cranberry bagels and the cranberry-orange muffins. Happy baking. debm55 Nov 7 #28

I grew up with jellied. My mom sliced it and put it in a cut glass bowl, can lines and all. rsdsharp Nov 7 #7

Oh wow, rsdsharp, that makes my mouth water. Thanks for sharing. debm55 Nov 7 #30

These cranberries: True Dough Nov 7 #10

Oh you, Thank you very much True Dough. debm55 Nov 7 #29

I liked dried cranberries but I also eat fresh ones. ificandream Nov 7 #12

That sounds like an idea.Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Nov 7 #31

Whole, uncooked... 2naSalit Nov 7 #13

I was looking for that recipe. You posted it last year and I used it. Delicious. Thank you 2naSalit. debm55 Nov 7 #23

I'm glad you liked it! 2naSalit Nov 7 #24

My wife prefers whole cranberries PJMcK Nov 7 #14

Thank you Mr, and Mrs. PJMcK for sharing with us. debm55 Nov 7 #22

Jellied first, then whole berry but both are ok. Norrrm Nov 7 #15

Thank you very much, Norrm for sharing with us. debm55 Nov 7 #21

Homemade, with real cranberries. mwmisses4289 Nov 7 #16

HAHAHHAHAHAH. That is funny, Thank you very much mwmisses4289 debm55 Nov 7 #19

Canned jellied SheltieLover Nov 7 #17

Yes, thank you very much, SheltieLover. debm55 Nov 7 #18

I love cranberries! Phoenix61 Nov 7 #20

Thank you Phoenix61, Love your choice of Grandmarnier. debm55 Nov 8 #63

Homemade all the way! pandr32 Nov 7 #25

I even put them on the day after Thanksgiving sandwich debm55 Nov 7 #35

Old-fashion cranberry salad like mom made in the 50s. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 7 #26

Oh wow, Thank you very much, KY_EnvironGuy. That was made by your mom and made with her love. May the memories be a debm55 Nov 7 #36

Old enough to remember the cranberry cancer scare. Sneederbunk Nov 7 #27

Thank you, Sneederbunk. When was that? What did people do? debm55 Nov 7 #37

1959. We did not eat cranberries for Thanksgiving that year. Sneederbunk Nov 8 #47

Thank you Sneederbunk for sharing with us. debm55 Nov 8 #64

Canned and homemade, yum 😋 Polly Hennessey Nov 7 #32

HAHAHHAHAHA. I have my cranberry bagels in the kitchen, Enjoy them Polly Hennessey. debm55 Nov 7 #38

My mother's method perfessor Nov 7 #33

Thank you very much, perfessor. I will have to check out the bag. Thanks for the information. I appreciate it. debm55 Nov 8 #65

Well, they used to be on the bag perfessor Nov 8 #79

Canned whole berries. Nt doc03 Nov 7 #34

Thank you very much, doc03 debm55 Nov 8 #73

Homemade cranberry apple chutney DinahMoeHum Nov 7 #39

Oh ,that sounds great. I like the idea of a chutney style, Thank you very much for sharing your recipe with us. DinahMoe debm55 Nov 8 #66

I like all varieties FoxNewsSucks Nov 7 #41

Well thank you very much, FoxNewsSuch. There are some great recipes on this thread. debm55 Nov 8 #68

Homemade cran relish viva la Nov 7 #42

It sounds great, viva la. Thank you very much for sharing your fam recipe. debm55 Nov 8 #69

A friend of mine said to throw an orange, peel and all, into a blender with cranberries viva la Nov 8 #94

Any kind oberle Nov 7 #43

HAHAHHAHHAHAHa. Thank you very much oberle, for sharing that with us. debm55 Nov 8 #71

Fresh berries, simmered in water and sugar until they pop radical noodle Nov 7 #44

Same here Bayard Nov 7 #45

The addition of the pears sounds good radical noodle Nov 8 #46

Thank you very much, radical noodle. That sounds great. I never thought of having cranberry sauce for eating other debm55 Nov 8 #72

Homemade the way my mom made them. Fresh KitFox Nov 8 #48

Thank you very much, for sharing with us, KitFox. That is how my grandmother made it. debm55 Nov 8 #62

Whole Fresh Cranberries Onthefly Nov 8 #49

That sounds great. I do like it slightly tart. Thank you for sharing, Onthefly. debm55 Nov 8 #61

Cranberries are very high in the oxylates that cause kidney stones ms liberty Nov 8 #50

Sorry ms liberty. I knew they were good for bladder infections and uti. but didn't know they caused kidney stones. My debm55 Nov 8 #60

If I can get fresh cranberries, I'll make my own whole berry cranberry sauce spiked with apricot brandy. woodsprite Nov 8 #51

Wow. a salad bowlful. I like your idea of spiking it with apricot brandy. Yum. Yes, mine must be Ocean spray,too. Thank debm55 Nov 8 #58

Home made all the way ShepKat Nov 8 #52

Oh, I love it, Thank you very much, ShepKat. debm55 Nov 8 #57

Homemade: a bag of fresh cranberries, an orange, and a lemon. niyad Nov 8 #53

thank you niyad. Great recipe and I love the idea with cream cheese or dip. debm55 Nov 8 #56

You are most welcome. I have been making this recipe for decades. And niyad Nov 8 #59

I like canned jellied CanonRay Nov 8 #54

Me too, CanonRay. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Nov 8 #55

Hi deb mvd Nov 8 #67

Thank you very much, Matt for sharing with us. I have missed you. Hope everything is well at home. debm55 Nov 8 #70

Mom's not good and we're really struggling mvd Nov 9 #103

My son got his SNAP on Friday, Gov Shapiro won't let us down. debm55 Nov 9 #108

I like justaprogressive Nov 8 #74

Oh wow, that sounds delicious. Thank you justaprogressive. I have never heard of adding citrus to the suffing. We add debm55 Nov 8 #75

Sorry I don't like cranberries. Bluestocking Nov 8 #76

That's okay, Bluestocking. That;s why I put that choice in the OP. Everyone is free to have their likes and dislikes. debm55 Nov 8 #80

Cranberry is my all time favorite fruit... MiHale Nov 8 #77

Thank you very much , MiHale. I am going to steal the breakfast recipe from you. debm55 Nov 8 #82

👍... MiHale Nov 8 #93

And to you, my friend. debm55 Nov 8 #95

The prettiest garland I ever hung on my tree was cranberries & popcorn. CrispyQ Nov 8 #78

Great post, CrispyQ, Yes they do make beautiful garlands. debm55 Nov 8 #85

I like both but eat the jellied because most Historic NY Nov 8 #81

Great idea, thank you very much for sharing Historic NY and enjoy debm55 Nov 8 #86

Naomi's Mock Wild Cherry Sauce (truly to die for... cranberries never the same again) WheelWalker Nov 8 #83

Oh wow, WheelWalker that sounds wonderful, thank you so much for posting the recipe. Thank you. debm55 Nov 8 #87

Homemade Cranberry-orange chutney ballardgirl Nov 8 #84

Thank you very much, ballardgirl. I like foods that can used with other dishes.Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Nov 8 #88

My friend made an absolutely incredible JMCKUSICK Nov 8 #89

Great John. I am glad you really liked it. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Nov 8 #90

Homemade cranberry orange relish catbyte Nov 8 #91

HAHAHAHAHAH. thank you very much, catbyte. That sounds wonderful. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Nov 8 #92

I love a good homemade cranberry chutney! Ilsa Nov 8 #96

OH , Wow, Thank you very much for posting the chutney recipe, That sounds fabulous, I have bookmarked it debm55 Nov 9 #100

Canned whole berries for me. Dulcinea Nov 8 #97

Same here, I like the jellied and he likes the whole. thank you very much Dulcinea debm55 Nov 9 #112

I make Mama Stamburg's recipe as recited every on NPR 10 Turtle Day Nov 9 #98

That sounds like borsht. thank you very much for sharing, 10 Turtle Day. I think I might try it. Enjoy debm55 Nov 9 #111

Yes! ProfessorGAC Nov 9 #99

Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC, Prime rib sounds great.You are great at cooking. I am sure you will come up with debm55 Nov 9 #110

The kind that makes vodka cranberry cocktails! nt Shermann Nov 9 #101

Seconded! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Nov 9 #102

Hahahahah. thank you, Shermann debm55 Nov 9 #105

I like how it comes out of the can in a perfect cylinder Freddie Nov 9 #104

Thank you Freddie, I like that too.Enjoy. debm55 Nov 9 #109

My wife gets raw cranberries from North America DFW Nov 9 #106

Thank you very much, DFW. It sounds great. debm55 Nov 9 #107