Christmas: Spiced Cranberries
Source of Recipe
From "Camille Glenn's Old-Fashioned Christmas Cookbook"
Recipe Introduction
"This makes a great gift as well as a welcome addition to your Christmas Eve table. It goes well with roast turkey or chicken, and nothing could be easier!"
List of Ingredients
◦ 4 cups cranberries
◦ 1 Tbsp grated lemon zest
◦ 2� cups sugar
◦ � cup water
◦ 1 cinnamon stick, about 3� inches long
◦ 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
◦ � tsp ground cloves
Recipe
Pick over the cranberries, discarding any soft ones. Set them aside.
Combine the lemon zest with the sugar in a food processor and twirl until the zest if finely grated (or grate the zest by hand and add it to the sugar).
In a large saucepan, combine the zest and sugar with the water, cinnamon stick, lemon juice, and cloves. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the cranberries and boil for 12 to 15 minutes, until a thick sauce has formed. Set aside to cool.
When cool, refrigerate until ready to serve. (It will keep for a week in the refrigerator, or you can freeze it.)
Makes 3� to 4 cups
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