Canned or fresh: The great cranberry sauce debate

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[Kartographer]

Canned just like they brought over on the Mayflower.

My grandfather used to tell me about being a Army cook during WW 2 and making Baked Turkeys for the guys on a airfield on Truk he said a couple of the of the canned Turkeys’ had dates that place them close to the first Thanksgiving

[mylife]

[Vision]

Canned, fresh is too strong.

[skr]

Lol!

My grandfather worked in cranberry bogs so that he could be near my father while he was in amnesia camp after being run over by a bus twice. His big brother had made him retrieve a ball from under the bus. The driver went forward and then reversed to see what he’d run over.

Canned cranberry sauce is our tradition.

[Allthesaints]

Canned,
Served in the original glorious shape of the can.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Neither for me, thanks. I don’t like cranberries in any form, not fresh, jellied, dried, or juiced.

[gloryblaze]

Fresh is best. I put it through a food mill because I think the peelings are disgusting, much like remnant peelings in applesauce. But I am not above buying the jello-ish canned stuff because I eat it all year round with poultry.

[hsmomx3]

Oh, yes!!!!

I just made some fresh c’berry sauce. I love it but the rest of my family likes the jellied stuff.

[Fresh Wind]

Cranberries are OK, but this stuff is better:

[Jamestown1630]

Yes, I like that.

[Trillian]

I’ve never had either. lol

[Scarpetta]

I picked up a vintage Ocean Spray collector’s edition cranberry sauce mold at a thrift store for 99¢.

[Jamestown1630]

LOL! Before I saw the word 'mold' I thought you'd bought an old can of sauce!

I have an old yellow ware mold with a corn motif for mine.

[P.O.E.]

I like a well-made Lingonberry tart from a quality bakery.

[Exit148]

Boston, Medford, Winthrop here. Brown bread and B&M baked beans— every Saturday night.

[WHATNEXT?]

Fresh: from mother-in-law. Family tradition, my contribution this Thanksgiving.

Fresh cranberries, fresh apple, fresh orange (rind included), sugar and lemon jello. Chop and add jello. Make day before. D E L I C I O U S !

[FamiliarFace]

I am no expert, but those definitely looks like pomegranate arils to me. I admit, I know next to nothing about cranberries, so you are likely right.

[MortMan]

You made me LOL! Nice job!

[mylife]

Interesting.

[Liz]

$15 online.