N.J. cranberry farms reap the reward of cooler-than-usual weather

star ledger ^ | 10.26.09

[Coleus]

Under a steel-gray sky, workers waded through the swirling mosaic of red, pink, and yellow cranberries at a Burlington County bog last week as wide-eyed onlookers snapped photos. A year

[Coleus]

David DiPaolo, left, and Donald Miller position the Spray Ring, a Lee Brothers design that anchors then submerges the collector (center of photo) just below the level of the floating berries in the bog at Lee Brothers, Oct. 12, 2009, in Chatsworth, N.J.

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen Lee III, left, and his father Stephen Lee IV, stand at the bog being harvested at Lee Brothers, Oct. 12, 2009, in Chatsworth, N.J.

[Vaquero]

[SueRae]

Can’t wait. I love “real” cranberries for Thanksgiving and beyond. One of nature’s best, loaded with anti-oxidants and other goodies.

[Bigg Red]

I also love cranberries. My husband and I just agreed that we should have them more often, not just at Thanksgiving.

[SueRae]

I use them a lot. Try the dried ones in your oatmeal cookies in lieu of raisins, yum! I use the unsweetened craberry juice from Trader Joe’s, diluted and with a small amount of sweetener as a beverage. It helps detox the liver so it can process fats better. If you make a cranberry relish at the holiday time, try some of it in vanilla yogurt.

[JRandomFreeper]

I don't know about the health effects, but the immediate effects, in a 120F kitchen, during a dinner rush, make cranberry juice my re-hydration drink of choice. And many bars have it on the fountainhead.

Beer is for later, when you can sit outside on crates and smoke a cigarette.

/johnny

[njslim]

Had kidney stones last year - doctor prescribed FLOMAX which
did nothing. Ditched the FLOMAX and drank cranberry juice
instead - cleared it right up

[goseminoles]

But I bet your prostate appreciated the Flomax,

[TNdandelion]

My husband is a stone “producer.” He can pass the small ones on his own but for the big ones, he gets a lithotripsy, lots of Dilaudid and Flomax to help the fragments pass. I’m not sure that cranberry juice would have any serious effect on a kidney stone that’s actively on the move. I’m glad you got some relief, though.

[TNdandelion]

P.S. Although these studies come up with different results all the time, there is evidence that cranberry juice can increase the chance of kidney stone formation in those who are prone to get them. http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/kidney-stones/prevention.html

I think it's still recommended for help against UTI's and all but if you are concerned about future kidney stones, I think the juice you need to be drinking is orange juice or lemon juice. http://www.webmd.com/kidney-stones/news/20060907/orange-juice-fights-kidney-stones

[amom]

Hey Kathy, check it out! I see and Ocean Spray logo on one of the jackets!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hey, I see it too.....are those the commercial guys?

[amom]

Nope...that’s the Lee family...been growing cranberries over 100 years, boy howdy (can you see me hitching up my waders?).