[at-l] dried cranberries

[patv@ukans.edu (Pat Villeneuve)]

Thanks. I may try it. Rum, you say?...  ;->
To the test kitchen-
Chocolate

KarenS62@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 9/4/2001 9:15:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> patv@ukans.edu
> writes:
>
>
>
>> I usually have dried cranberries, or "craisins" in my food bag. I
>> started to wonder if it might be possible to reconstitute them and
>> make
>> them into some sort of  Thanksgiving-type relish or compote. Has
>> anyone
>> ever tried that?
>
> I make one at Thanksgiving with fresh cranberries, oranges and sugar
> all
> mushed up and then add a bit of rum. My grandmother says you have to
> add the
> rum to preserve it and who am I to go against what Gran says? It's
> best if
> you make it a week or two ahead of time.
>
> I haven't tried it with the dried but I bet you could make a
> cranberry-orange
> relish of sorts with a couple segments of dried oranges torn up into
> pieces
> (the mandarin would work well cuz they are so sweet) and soaked in a
> bit of
> boiling water with the cranberries. I would definitely make it the
> night
> before and let it sit so the flavors can meld.
>
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