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Like garnets in the sun, cranberries glow a brilliant red on our holiday tables. Whether you
prefer yours jellied or sauced, cranberries provide a sweet and tangy accompaniment to the
richer foods in the traditional meal. Creative cooks can also include these little jewels
into other holiday treats - quick breads and jams, stuffing and pies. cranberries can work
with all kinds of ingredients to accompany your holiday meals. Citrus, raspberry vinegar,
herbs, cinnamon, and other spices all work with the astringency of the fruit to make versatile
flavors combinations.
The LocalHarvest directory includes several cranberry farmers who market their fruit locally
in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, or Washington. For the rest of us, thank
goodness for Cranberry Hill Farm! Located in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Since 1986 they have grown and processed beautiful organic cranberries.
The berries grown by Cranberry Hill may be slightly smaller than others you have used.
Farmer Kristine Keese says that is one advantage of organic berries; they are a bit more
concentrated in both flavor and color than conventionally grown berries. Of course organic
offers other benefits as well. Cranberries have thick skins and a waxy appearance; and
it is this wax that causes the berries to "hang on" to pesticides used during the growing
season. Wise consumers seek both to avoid the residue of poisons, and to taste the
difference in flavor that comes from healthy and thoughtful growing practices.
Be sure to check out our recipes page for our favorite cranberry sauce!
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Photo: Savory Farm
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Cranberries
Organic fresh, dried or frozen cranberries, cranberry sauce, and other cranberry goodies.
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