I know the original poster wants to make a sauce with Cranberries but
the poster is also concerned with the fact that Cranberries are so
damn bitter that you need a ton of sugar to make them eatable as a
sauce. I think nutritional concerns were also mentioned. I would
suggest looking at Cranberries......in a way other than as an
ingrediant for a sauce. Forget about the sugar (processed) and think
of Cranberries as a tart-bitter flavouring for a salad. I have put
whole and fresh cranberries through the food processor then used the
fine particles to flavour salads that are chicken ceasars or oriental
salads or whatever.....gives a nice edge to the taste of any salad
dressing used and can be complimented and contrasted in a variety of
salads with the use of small (mandarin-like) oranges.....you
cansprinkle or mix in as much as you want depending on what kind of
taste you are looking for.........if nutritional value is what you are
looking for then I think this is a lot better way to get cranvberries
into your body than by preparing as a sweet sauce full of processed
sugar.

Cheers

TJ


On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:12:11 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>Oh pshaw, on Wed 21 Nov 2007 09:34:11a, Karen AKA Kajikit meant to say...
>
>> We usually have that tinned glop that tastes like jam... I don't
>> actually mind it, but it's not exactly healthy, and we're trying to
>> eat right, so I lashed out and bought a bag of real fresh cranberries
>> for us! Now how do I make them into something edible to have with our
>> turkey and ham tomorrow? What's the minimum amount of sugar you need
>> for one bag of cranberries?
>
>Usually there's a recipe on the bag of cranberries. You could start with
>2/3-3/4 cup of sugar. I have seen people use as much as a cup to a cup and
>a half. It all depends on your preference.

G'day TJ,

I was interested to see this post of yours. It does sound like a more
interesting way to use cranberries than those cranberry flavoured
cordials people have been posting.

The thread got me interested because a mate of mine here in the deep
north of the deep south mentioned just last Sunday that he had tried
cranberries for the first time -- and found them virtually inedible!

Frankly, I didn't even know you could buy the damn things here, so I
was a bit surprised when he mentioned them. He certainly wouldn't
want them with sugar, and I actually doubt he would bother with your
approach anyway, but I'll mention it to him (at the pub tomorrow
evening and he might try again. I might even give them a go that
way myself, if there are still any in town. :-)

In article >, TJ
> wrote:
>I know the original poster wants to make a sauce with Cranberries but
>the poster is also concerned with the fact that Cranberries are so
>damn bitter that you need a ton of sugar to make them eatable as a
>sauce. I think nutritional concerns were also mentioned. I would
>suggest looking at Cranberries......in a way other than as an
>ingrediant for a sauce. Forget about the sugar (processed) and think
>of Cranberries as a tart-bitter flavouring for a salad. I have put
>whole and fresh cranberries through the food processor then used the
>fine particles to flavour salads that are chicken ceasars or oriental
>salads or whatever.....gives a nice edge to the taste of any salad
>dressing used and can be complimented and contrasted in a variety of
>salads with the use of small (mandarin-like) oranges.....you
>can sprinkle or mix in as much as you want depending on what kind of
>taste you are looking for.........if nutritional value is what you are
>looking for then I think this is a lot better way to get cranvberries
>into your body than by preparing as a sweet sauce full of processed
>sugar.

What nutritional value do they have? Are they just one of the *many*
things that are too sour to eat but are promoted as having the world's
greatest concentration of vitamin C? (I'm heartily sick of this
"vitamin C" promotion in all the "health" books and articles. Anyone
would think from reading that sort of crap that vitamin C was all you
needed for a healthy life! Jesus wept! As they say, one is born
every minute!

Cheers, Phred.

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LID