Posted on 11/05/2021 7:28:21 AM PDT by mylife
My appreciation for the cranberry knows no bounds. I am the rare fan of unsweetened cranberry juice, the kind that makes your face pucker. I brew cranberry iced tea in summer, and I make cranberry edibles. Because of all of that, I suspect I have the urinary health of a racehorse. (I actually have no idea if racehorses have healthy urinary tracts or not, but it sounded like a good flex).
Admittedly, there are a limited number of things you can do with a cranberry. You can juice it. You can jam it. But I rarely see a truly creative application—you won’t find deep fried cranberries on any menu, nor will you find them among the apples as part of a fondue setup. Yet I am always looking for new and inventive ways to celebrate the smallest hero on the Thanksgiving table.
Good news, I found one: Fermenting cranberries in honey.
Why ferment them? Fermented foods are great for you, and fermenting cranberries ups the ante on the underrated fruit’s health benefits. The honey also sweetens the cran, giving it a candy-like quality—popping them into your mouth is quite delightful. The honey can be used on its own, but I prefer eating fermented crans in their honey to any cranberry sauce I’ve experienced.
Now, if you’re with me on this, you need to get to the farmers market or store today and dump them suckers into a jar. The one thing this recipe needs is time, and you’ve only got a few weeks until Thanksgiving (and about eight until Christmas)
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I’d rather eat under-ripe persimmons.
(Made your mouth pucker, did it not? ;-)
Seriously, I’m very fond of craisins. Also like any kind of pastry with cranberries in it.
Yum. Gonna need more mason jars
Yer an interesting cook!
Me too! Target has the springs and lids in stock, so I will go over there today to grab them.
I would say hell no!
also fine wine.
Tis the season to be jarring...♫
Aside from cranberry sauce, I use them to make Cran-Apple Pie or Cran Apple crisp.
Oatmeal, craisin, walnut cookies are my fave!
I have a jar of honey infused garlic. Like garlic candy now.
Agreed. Let’s go have a beer and some bread!
Great thread- thanks! I’m going to do this. Love cranberries anyway, I put them in apple crisp, bread, relish wtc.
What I love is God does 99% of the work and “thru the miracle of time” we get yummies!!
It is.
CC
“some of the beverages in the store that mindblowingly have a “gluten free” tag on them”
my fav is when actual potatoes are stamped as “gluten free” ...
If you have had yogurt, cheese, sauerkraut, pickles, vinegar, wine, beer or bread you have had fermented foods.
I cut up some apple and add half that weight in cranberries. Microwave until hot. Add some cinnamon and pecans or walnuts. Maybe some yogurt, flax, bran, and/or coconut.
Sounds tasty!
i tried honey and garlic and didn’t like it. cranberries - i”ll try that.
“ I would say hell no!”
Hell is for democrats. No is for children. ;). Thanks for the tip.
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