I felt your poem in my bones so of course I loved it. I have had a very similar experience with cranberries! My Mom made a raw cranberry relish which had a whole orange ground up with the cranberries along with celery and pecans. I preferred the canned stuff for a while too. As an adult, I make one similar to yours by cooking the berries in apple juice with allspice and cinnamon, then adding in orange zest and brandy or bourbon for the last few minutes of cooking. And it absolutely has to be served in that special cut glass dish which I inherited from my Mom!
Thank you for all your wonderful words and artistry. You are a treasure! 🥰
Hi Lisa, I love how similar our lives are! I add cranberry relish to my grilled cheese sandwiches and crab cakes, too. Thank you for being here. You’re so special!
I always look forward to the cranberry relish story. One of these years I’ll have to try it with the bourbon.
Read Barbara Kingsolver many years ago. Hadn’t found a new one lately (Of course reading middle school fantasy with my granddaughter limits my ability to look for other things!). Glad to know there’s a good one out there.
Thank you for the recipes Maureen! I already sent the gluten free almond cake to my niece, who is gluten intolerant and the bourbon, cranberry relish recipe to me. I loved the cooked variety, but grew up with that canned slab stuff. I am new to Substack and glad I found you. I get poems, art, writing and humor in one place! Happy Thanksgiving!
I felt your poem in my bones so of course I loved it. I have had a very similar experience with cranberries! My Mom made a raw cranberry relish which had a whole orange ground up with the cranberries along with celery and pecans. I preferred the canned stuff for a while too. As an adult, I make one similar to yours by cooking the berries in apple juice with allspice and cinnamon, then adding in orange zest and brandy or bourbon for the last few minutes of cooking. And it absolutely has to be served in that special cut glass dish which I inherited from my Mom!
Thank you for all your wonderful words and artistry. You are a treasure! 🥰
Hi Lisa, I love how similar our lives are! I add cranberry relish to my grilled cheese sandwiches and crab cakes, too. Thank you for being here. You’re so special!
A lovely read, Maureen.
Thanks Laura. Have a beautiful evening.
Wonderful!
I always look forward to the cranberry relish story. One of these years I’ll have to try it with the bourbon.
Read Barbara Kingsolver many years ago. Hadn’t found a new one lately (Of course reading middle school fantasy with my granddaughter limits my ability to look for other things!). Glad to know there’s a good one out there.
Thank you for the recipes Maureen! I already sent the gluten free almond cake to my niece, who is gluten intolerant and the bourbon, cranberry relish recipe to me. I loved the cooked variety, but grew up with that canned slab stuff. I am new to Substack and glad I found you. I get poems, art, writing and humor in one place! Happy Thanksgiving!