Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 bags of fresh cranberries
• 3 cups of orange juice
• 2 oranges zested and juiced
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 6 cloves pressed into orange rind
• 7 cups of sugar
• 1 box of regular pectin

Directions

1. Wash and spread cranberries on sheet tray to check for overripes.
2. Combine cranberries and orange juice in pot and simmer until cranberries all pop. Cover with screen if needed.
3. Pour cranberries and juice into food processor and process until completely smooth.
4. Return mixture to stove and add sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves in orange rind, and the zest and juice of 1 orange. Save the other orange for later.
5. Simmer for approximately 20 minutes or until mixture thickens.
6. Prepare pectin according to box instructions then add to cooked mixture along with the zest and juice of the remaining orange.
7. Simmer according to pectin instructions and transfer to sterilized jars if canning or any container if planning to serve soon.

Source — Family Recipe
Prepared by Elizabeth Durbin
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2021