I'm participating in some of the days in the Wives of Faith Christmas Blog Carnival. It's a lot of fun because they give us topics to write about and we get to read other people's blogs and connect and make friends, not to mention just enjoying Christmas. 

This post is going to be short and sweet...literally! :)

Most people think of cranberry sauce as a standard traditional holiday dish, but it's rare to find a person who actually likes it. That's because most people go to the store and get this "stuff" that comes in a can. You slice it and watch it wiggle on your plate. Weird.

That's not cranberry sauce in our house. Our cranberry sauce is my Grandma Lining's recipe - and it's actually SAUCE! Not only is it amazing and easy, but it is a precious memory. My grandmother passed away when I was four years old, and I don't remember her much at all. But her recipe lives on and will be a part of our holiday season every year if I have any say in the matter.

Recipe is easy

1 bag of cranberries
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of water
1 apple

Boil all of the ingredients, stirring frequently, until the cranberries split and the sugar is dissolved. Run through a food mill (we use a foley food mill like the one pictured below), the texture should be about like that of homemade applesauce, and VOILA! The best cranberry sauce EVER! You have to have the apple in it because it helps counter the tartness you will normally find in cranberries. 

 

And here is a photo of this year's cranberry sauce that we served at Thanksgiving!