Cranberries - A Natural Antibiotic
by Cris B.
This Thanksgiving, as you chow down on that large dollop of cranberry sauce next to the turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, you may be increasing your resistance to infection too.
Read the FoxNews.com article "Cranberries: A Natural Antibiotic" - http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311734,00.html. The link above provides all the nutritional information you could want about cranberries, and why they are good for you.
Here's how I'm making my Cranberry Sauce this year: Use fresh, organic berries: in the northwest, organic cranberries are grown at Flugstad Farms in Silverdale Washington; in Bandon, Oregon they are grown at the Berry Patch, Taylor Farms and Eagle Organic; and, in Sixes, Oregon they are grown at Bush Prairie Bogs and Winsmuir Farm. If you are using frozen organic cranberries, keep them frozen, only pick through them before you cook them, and add about two (2) minutes to the simmering time. It's the orange-tasting liqueur that gives this recipe the wonderful flavor that makes this sauce extra special. Makes about 2 1/4 cups of sauce:
3/4 cup water
1 cup granulated organic sugar
1 Tablespoon grated orange zest
1/4 teaspoon table salt
1 (12-ounce) bag organic cranberries (be sure to sort through the berries)
2 Tablespoons orange liqueur (I prefer Grand Marnier, but Triple Sec is good too)
Bring the water, sugar, orange zest, and salt to a boil in medium non-reactive saucepan over high heat; stir occasionally to dissolve the sugar. Stir in cranberries; return to boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until sauce is slightly thickened, and about two-thirds of berries have popped open. This will take about five (5) minutes. After you take the saucepan off the heat; stir in the orange liqueur. Transfer to a non-reactive bowl, cool to room temperature, and serve. You can cover and refrigerate your cranberry sauce for up to 7 days. Let your sauce stand at room temperature thirty (30) minutes before serving. Enjoy!
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Cranberry Concentrate
This might sound like a step in the wrong direction, but my favorite way to use cranberries is with a bottle of cranberry concentrate.
I usually combine it with some form of apples. A few drops in a glass of unfiltered apple juice adds a real spark, but my favorite mix is homemade applesauce with as much concentrate as I feel like that day. It works for sorbets and granitas, too. Sometimes I'll just add a few drops to a glass of water.
I usually buy Knudsen but it hasn't been around for a while.
Ed's keywords: cranberry, juice
Cranberries for Everyone!
I love cranberry juice - it is so tart and delicious! However, I have started avoiding store bought cranberry juice because since cranberries are so tart, it was only about 23% cranberry juice and the rest a mixture of sugar and water to try and make it appealing to "the masses."
I went out and bought a jar of pure cranberry juice and I must admit, the taste was a little too much for me. My crazy roommate loved it, but my face just puckered up every time i tried. Then i figured out a solution.
I take a cup and pour about a 1/4 cup of cranberry juice into it, then fill up the rest with water. I still get all the detoxifying benefits of cranberry juice this way (pure cranberry juice is so concentrated you barely need any at all) and this way not only was i forcing the stuff down, but it actually made my regular water taste better. I highly recommend this - I've got most of my office doing it now.




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User Comments:
James E. says:
Adam, try and mixing the pure extract down with mineral water or carbonated water...you can also add a little sweetener in the form of honey if you like. It's a great substitute for soda for kids also. You can do this... more »
Adam W. says:
MMM - a little local honey or agave nectar? Making me thirsty just thinking about it... more »