Comments on: Thanksgiving Dinner Conversation: Cranberry Sauce

By: GTT

GTT — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:49:46 +0000

Pam- thanks for the invite but I think I had to loosen my belt just reading the list of food!!!

By: jen

jen — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:14:15 +0000

Many many years ago, my mother decided to make her own cranberry whole berry cranberry sauce. I refused to eat it. She was angry and asked me in a terse voice “What exactly it was that I wanted?” to which I replied “The good kind!!!!! The good kind that comes in a can!!!”
You see I was thrilled that I didn’t need a knife to cut it. It is a story my Mother is still embittered by this day.

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:03:56 +0000

Cranberry wine ain’t bad either.

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:21:59 +0000

Even here on the east coast, some cranberries are dry-harvested using mechanical picking machines. It depends what you want to do with them. If they are going to be made into sauce or juice, they can be wet-harvested by flooding the field. But whole cranberries have a longer shelf-life if they are dry-harvested.
More cranberry trivia!

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:33:04 +0000

It wasn’t till Marlene entered our lives that I even knew that you could make cranberry sauce from fresh cranberries. We always served it from the can. Thanks Marlene!

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:36:08 +0000

Actually, cranberries are only harvested by floating on the east coast. Over here on the west coast they use tractors and stuff. Not as cool but still delicious.

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:07:47 +0000

Remember – cranberries are good for your urinary tract! Plain cranberry juice is a nice alternative to orange in the morning.

By: Ellierosebrown

Ellierosebrown — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:28:05 +0000

Pam: I want to come to your Dinner too! I’ll bring Erin and she’ll bring the Vodka!

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:56:15 +0000

Pam –

Can I come to your Dinner, too????

And CHEERS to those who agree with my cranberry juice comment. :)

By: pam

pam — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:38:07 +0000

GTT where are you from? You should come to Thanksgiving Dinner with my family. Turkey, ham, sweet potato crunch, green bean casserole, petit pois peas, mashed potatoes, cornbread dressing, rice dressing, stuffed mushrooms, homemade bread, pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, pecan pie, cakes, spinach/artichoke dip w/crackers and OF COURSE LOTS OF CRANBERRY SAUCE!!!!!