# Cranberry Sauce **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 21, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897 "2018-11-21T15:44:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/1 "2018-11-21T15:44:44Z")
Important Question: Cranberry Sauce. Canned or Whole Berry? There can be only one. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/2 "2018-11-21T15:55:05Z")
The name says it all: Cranberry SAUCE. Cranberry JELLY is not Cranberry SAUCE. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/3 "2018-11-21T16:09:29Z")
I love, love, love them both. I voted whole berries because they are more visually appealing. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/4 "2018-11-21T16:12:16Z")
If it doesn’t show the ripples from the can, it isn’t Thanksgiving. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/5 "2018-11-21T16:13:22Z")
I go for both. Whole berries preferred. Trying to enforce a strict dichotomy is foolish. It’d be like compelling me to pick either regular prepared horseradish or horseradish sauce. :eek::smack: ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/6 "2018-11-21T16:20:08Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > I go for both. Whole berries preferred. > > Trying to enforce a strict dichotomy is foolish. It’d be like compelling me to pick either regular prepared horseradish or horseradish sauce. :eek::smack: There can be only one! ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/7 "2018-11-21T16:48:35Z")
it ain’t Thanksgiving till you hear the “SHLORP” of the cranberry can sliding out of the can. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/8 "2018-11-21T17:07:07Z")
I split the difference; I use[Alton Browns’ cranberry sauce recipe.](https://altonbrown.com/cranberry-sauce-recipe/) Tastes better than the canned goop, but sets up as solid as the canned stuff. (he actually puts his in an old can while it’s hot, so that the finished product has the ridges!) ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/9 "2018-11-21T18:11:09Z")
I’m a whole-berry man for Thanksgiving, but either are good on toast or a PB&J after Thanksgiving. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/10 "2018-11-21T18:42:42Z")
Jellied right from the can, it was the crack cocaine of my youth. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/11 "2018-11-21T18:53:21Z")
I voted for whole berries because the best cranberry sauce features them. However, I’d rather have the canned stuff than some of the bad homemade attempts at cranberry sauce to which I’ve been subjected. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/12 "2018-11-21T18:56:57Z")
Susan Stamberg’s mother-in-law is behind this. The best tasting cranberry dish ever. 1 small onion 3/4 cup sour cream 1/2 cup sugar 2 tbs horseradish from a jar (red is a bit milder than white) Grind the raw berries and onion together. (I use an old-fashioned meat grinder. I’m sure there’s a setting on the food processor that will give you a chunky grind — not a puree.) Add everything else and mix. Put in a plastic container and freeze. Several hours before serving, move it from the freezer to the refrigerator compartment to thaw. (It should still have some icy slivers left.) The relish will be thick, creamy and shocking pink. (OK, Pepto-Bismol pink.) Makes 1 1/2 pints. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/13 "2018-11-21T19:15:16Z")
Slide it out of the can and slice it off. There is no other. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/14 "2018-11-21T19:49:59Z")
From best to worst: [ul] [li]Ocean Spray jellied cranberry sauce[/li][li]tie: store brand jellied cranberry sauce/home-made whole berry cranberry sauce[/li][li]Ocean Spray whole berry cranberry sauce[/li][li]Shaws’ whole berry cranberry sauce[/li][/ul] When it comes to Thanksgiving, I will eat jellied cranberry sauce. If someone goes to the trouble of making their own, I’ll eat a bit of that _too_ but not instead. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/15 "2018-11-21T20:37:20Z")
Did not vote because _yuck_. I hate the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/16 "2018-11-21T21:17:45Z")
Real cranberry sauce with berries in it. No extra stuff like orange round, either. I can’t stand that canned jelly crap. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/17 "2018-11-21T22:00:22Z")
I voted canned, but in actuality I have a cranberry relish every year. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/18 "2018-11-22T01:11:38Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Susan Stamberg’s mother-in-law is behind this. The best tasting cranberry dish ever. > > 1 small onion > 3/4 cup sour cream > 1/2 cup sugar > 2 tbs horseradish from a jar (red is a bit milder than white) > > Grind the raw berries and onion together. (I use an old-fashioned meat grinder. I’m sure there’s a setting on the food processor that will give you a chunky grind — not a puree.) > > Add everything else and mix. > > Put in a plastic container and freeze. > Several hours before serving, move it from the freezer to the refrigerator compartment to thaw. (It should still have some icy slivers left.) > The relish will be thick, creamy and shocking pink. (OK, Pepto-Bismol pink.) > > Makes 1 1/2 pints. I think your ingredient list is missing something. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/19 "2018-11-22T01:26:30Z")
Here’s my recipe: 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries 1/2 cup sugar 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup orange marmalade Wash cranberries; remove blemished berries. In a 2-quart saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Stir in water. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Stir in cranberries; heat to boiling. Simmer uncovered 5-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cranberries pop. Stir in marmalade. Serve sauce warm or chilled. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897/20 "2018-11-22T01:33:20Z")
I’m not a big fan of sweet fruit + meat. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897.md?page=2)