Cranberry sauce

Bowl of cranberry sauce

Cranberry sauce or cranberry jelly^[1] is a sauce or relish made out of cranberries, commonly associated with Thanksgiving dinner in North America and Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom. There are differences in flavor depending on the geography of where the sauce is made: in Europe it is generally slightly sour-tasting, while in North America it is sweetened.

Cranberries popping

The most basic cranberry sauce consists of cranberries boiled in sugar water until the berries pop and the mixture thickens. Some recipes include other ingredients such as slivered almonds, orange juice, zest, ginger, maple syrup, port, or cinnamon.

Cranberry jelly from a can, sliced

Commercial cranberry sauce may be loose and uncondensed, or condensed or jellied. The jellied form may be slipped out of a can onto a dish, and served sliced or intact for slicing at the table.

Cranberry sauce is often eaten in conjunction with turkey for Christmas or Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada, and it is only rarely eaten or served in other contexts there.^{[citation needed]}

Some commercial brands of cranberry sauce may not be appropriate for vegetarians as they may contain gelatin.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Ocean Spray (cooperative)

References

1. ^ Pyenson, Andrea. "A tale of two side dishes". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2010/11/24/dont_get_bogged_down_in_the_cranberry_jelly_or_sauce_debate/. Retrieved 2010-11-25.