simply delicious cranberry sauce

Recipe by
Grammy Joanne
Castle Rock, WA

This recipe was invented by my maternal grandmother and has been on our Thanksgiving table all of my 75 years. After Gram was gone, Mom took up the "baton," and made the cranberry sauce, which then became my responsibility some 15 years ago. It looks far too simple to be as yummy as it actually is. People who hate cranberry sauce LOVE this one. Simply delicious!!

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Ingredients For simply delicious cranberry sauce

  • 4 bag
    cranberries, fresh
  • 3 md
    granny smith apples
  • 4 c
    sugar
  • 2 c
    water

How To Make simply delicious cranberry sauce

  • 1
    Wash and sort cranberries, removing any spoiled berries.
  • 2
    Wash and core apples, and cut them into one-inch chunks.
  • 3
    Place washed cranberries and apple chunks into a large soup kettle with 2 cups of water.
  • 4
    Cover and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium, just so that the berries continue to simmer gently; continue cooking with the lid on until berries pop and apples are tender, stirring FREQUENTLY to avoid sticking an scorching.
  • 5
    Run the cooked berry mixture through a food mill or sieve to remove berry skins and apple peelings.
  • 6
    Add the sugar to the hot cranberries, stirring till sugar is dissolved.
  • 7
    Ladle into jars and cool to room temperature before storing in the refrigerator, chilling until ready to serve. A simply delicious complement to your Thanksgiving. dinner.
  • 8
    Keeps in the refrigerator for several months. Keeps in the freezer for a couple of years, or more. YIELD: 2-3 quarts
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