Whole Cranberry Sauce
Source: Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association
Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients
3 cups cranberries
1 ½ cups sugar
¾ cups water
Method
Simmer cranberries and water together. While simmering , mash with potato masher.
Add sugar; simmer for 10 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
Put into container and refrigerate.
Cranberry Impact
Massachusetts is home to 300+ cranberry farmers, 14,000+ acres of cranberry bogs, and 65,000+ acres of associated open space. Learn what's happening on cranberry farms this time of year.
Cranberry blossom season starts in mid-month and growers hope for sunny days. Migratory and native bees pollinate the flowers and tiny fruit pin heads begin to form. With the warm weather, frost events lessen.
The berries start to size. Nutrients are applied to support the growing fruit. Growers irrigate as necessary and monitor for fruit worm and fruit rot.