My mother made a relish of cranberries, naval oranges, and loads of sugar. Then she put that in a jello salad using cherry jello, the relish, walnuts and celery, don't remember if there was anything else or not. I hated it, but the adults all seemed to like it. My aunt even asked if I had the recipe after mother passed, since that was the dish mother always took to holiday dinners. I was able to figure it out at the time years ago. I didn't mind the basic relish, but that salad, blech.
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OMG... the memories - so yes! she did make the relish! Not sure about the jello part but the rest certainly!
Janet - has DH made this years cranberry sauce yet? 
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Should anyone require a Cranberry Sauce recipe, ask Janet if DH would like to share.
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Should anyone require a Cranberry Sauce recipe, ask Janet if DH would like to share.
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I cannot hear about cranberry sauce without thinking about @Janet H 's DH's adventures with cranberry sauce.Janet - has DH made this years cranberry sauce yet?
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Should anyone require a Cranberry Sauce recipe, ask Janet if DH would like to share.
My mum was Danish. She did not make cranberry sauce. We got the one out of a can. Sometimes the jiggly jelly and sometimes the one with berries. I liked both, but only in limited quantities. Thanksgiving was a challenge for my mum. She hadn't grown up with and sort of had to figure it all out by herself. Her idea of stuffing was meatloaf. If she stuffed a bird, it was with a special recipe for meatloaf as stuffing. Then we would have the meatloaf another day. I'll have to admit that the meatloaf cooked inside a bird was very good.
The kitchen pet peeve I heard most often from her was about recipes. Someone would ask her for a recipe and she would carefully specify when an ingredient needed to be exact. Often the person would complain that the recipe didn't turn out as good as my mums. Had my mum given her an accurate version of the recipe? Was she sure she hadn't left something out? Then my mum would find out that the person had substituted Miracle Whip for the Best Foods mayo that my mother had specified or margarine for butter, etc.
The kitchen pet peeve I heard most often from her was about recipes. Someone would ask her for a recipe and she would carefully specify when an ingredient needed to be exact. Often the person would complain that the recipe didn't turn out as good as my mums. Had my mum given her an accurate version of the recipe? Was she sure she hadn't left something out? Then my mum would find out that the person had substituted Miracle Whip for the Best Foods mayo that my mother had specified or margarine for butter, etc.
blissful
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Now would be a good time for Janet to retell the story of the cranberry sauce. 'Tis the season.
I'm a good cook, but I wouldn't know how to make kosher mashed potatoes.
I grew up Lutheran (you have a lot of those in Minnesota). We have no food rules, and eat a lot of pork.
CD
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Margarine and chicken broth or soy milk???I'm a good cook, but I wouldn't know how to make kosher mashed potatoes.
I grew up Lutheran (you have a lot of those in Minnesota). We have no food rules, and eat a lot of pork.
CD
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Someone would ask, "Can I have YOUR recipe for ...". I would give them the recipe and they would say, "I'll use or I used ...". After a few times I started saying, "That is your recipe not mine".
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What an excellent reply msmofet! Perfectly true. LOL, if they complain the recipe didn't turn out well, "try doing it with my recipe next time."
msmofet
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Thank you.
People can/should make recipes their own way. Change recipes to their preferences.
I HATE people who think it has to be their way or no way.
CharlieD
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Margarine yes. No soy milk. In reality it is pretty simple. I add few cloves of garlic, small onion, an (secret ingredient is) beef soup powder, salt of course. I keep the liquid after draining, use good margarine and add liquid as needed to whip the potato into the right consistency.
Why not?
Linda0818
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I would LOVE to hear it.
I found the thread with successive years' stories of misadventures with cranberries.
www.discusscooking.com
Cranberries vs. Hubby - Round 1
Today is the Friday after Thanksgiving and yesterday (T-day 2012) was a whir of tense activity. I spent Thanksgiving morning telling myself, the day would become one of those "special" family stories and that down the road, I'd look back on it with a rosy view.... Several weeks ago my food...
www.discusscooking.com
Linda0818
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Great! Thanks for finding and posting. I'm off to work here shortly, but will read it tonight.I found the thread with successive years' stories of misadventures with cranberries.
Cranberries vs. Hubby - Round 1
Today is the Friday after Thanksgiving and yesterday (T-day 2012) was a whir of tense activity. I spent Thanksgiving morning telling myself, the day would become one of those "special" family stories and that down the road, I'd look back on it with a rosy view.... Several weeks ago my food...
CharlieD
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do not like the taste. nothing to do with kosher
Sir_Loin_of_Beef
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2 pounds of potatoes
2Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 Tbs vegetable broth
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tsp minced garlic (for garlic mashed potatoes)
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Linda0818
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Excellent stories, loved them. Glad no one was seriously injured in either processI found the thread with successive years' stories of misadventures with cranberries.
Cranberries vs. Hubby - Round 1
Today is the Friday after Thanksgiving and yesterday (T-day 2012) was a whir of tense activity. I spent Thanksgiving morning telling myself, the day would become one of those "special" family stories and that down the road, I'd look back on it with a rosy view.... Several weeks ago my food...
That was some great reading.
rodentraiser
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Did you grow up in Minnesota? I grew up in Coon Rapids and I have an aunt and some cousins who still live there. My dad's relatives came south from Canada after a stop in Finland, MN and my mom's relatives all came from Germany to farm in Okabena.I grew up Lutheran (you have a lot of those in Minnesota). We have no food rules, and eat a lot of pork.
CD
You are correct about the pork. Bacon is where it's at!
