| Someone brought this to my Christmas Eve dinner last night, and it was bright and fresh and delicious. The canning process preserves it nicely so I could make in early November next year. I asked for the recipe but not sure I'll get it. Anyone have one? |
| It is on the Ocean Spray cranberry bags. |
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If you're going to can your own food, please follow a tested recipe from a reputable site. There are WAY too many "cowboy canners" out there, posting a recipe that "worked for them" but hasn't been tested as using actually safe canning practices.
Here's one you can trust: https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can/canning-fruits-and-fruit-products/cranberry-sauce/ Canning isn't like cooking. Do not "adjust for taste". Please follow the recipe instructions exactly, paying attention to maintaining clean conditions and timing your procedures accurately. If you follow a tested recipe, your results will be shelf-stable and safe to consume. If you don't use a tested recipe, your results could contain pathogens you may not smell or taste but they can really mess up your day! |
| It's the easiest thing to make. Why would you go through the effort to can it? |
+1– unless you know the climate apocalypse is coming between now and next fall? |
+1, fresh cranberry sauce is so easy, it takes 20 minutes of mostly passive cooking, and I like being able to perfectly control it. You want the cranberries to have just burst when you pull it from the heat. So good. I do mine with orange zest and cardamom. |
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OP try this recipe next year (you don't need to can anything): https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cranberry-sauce-with-crystallized-ginger-2870
I've been making it for eyars and everyone loves it. |
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This is the one I make - so good
https://www.loveandoliveoil.com/2011/12/jellied-cranberry-sauce-with-grand-marnier.html |
Cranberries are too acidic, it won’t grow dangerous pathogens |
Riiiiiight. Why trust a scientifically tested recipe when you could trust some rando on DCUM? You know just as much as those scientists. They just like to, I dunno, waste people's time and trouble, I guess? Please make sure you share your "renegade canning" strategy with anyone invited to eat your improperly-canned goods |
| Use the bag recipe like someone else wrote. I made it for the first time this past Thanksgiving. It is so easy...I had no idea. |
| Agree with the others - cranberry sauce is the easiest thing to make, and if you like the texture of the jellied stuff from the can, just get the can. |
Maybe she wants to gift it to other people? Why can’t you just answer the question that she asked? |
You can also boil it for longer and it will "gel" more. Super easy to follow the recipe on the bag, no need to can it. |
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I love this recipe & usually make it a month out, then freeze. Or, I make it that week since it doesn't take all that much time.
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015626-red-wine-cranberry-sauce-with-honey |