Cranberry

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Hi

 

See, I said I was collecting Cranberry recipes. Just found this one

today. ? Mix it with a bit of oil for dressing? . That was my thought anyway.

 

Barbara

 

Cranberry Vinegar

 

1 bag fresh or frozen cranberries

1/4 cup vanilla scented sugar syrup, recipe follows

Pinch salt

3/4 cup Champagne vinegar (6 percent acidity)

 

Directions

Put cranberries, syrup and salt in a pan and heat over high heat

until cranberries begin to pop. Remove from heat, let cool and then

puree in a blender. Add vinegar and taste for balance. Add more

vinegar and thin with water if necessary. Strain through a fine

strainer into a bowl or pitcher. Store in a clean jar or bottle (do

not use metal lids or tops) and refrigerate. Keeps several weeks.

 

Vanilla Scented Syrup:

Keep this syrup on hand to add to iced tea and other cold drinks or

for poaching fruit. It does not need to be refrigerated. The vanilla

is minced to make sure all its flavor is extracted into the syrup.

 

4 cups sugar

 

1 cup water

 

2 vanilla beans, minced, or 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract

 

Pinch salt

 

1 sprig fresh thyme, leaves only

 

Put the sugar, water, vanilla beans, a pinch salt, and the thyme

leaves in a pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Lower heat to a

simmer and cook about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let cool.

Puree syrup in a blender until vanilla beans are thoroughly chopped

into the syrup. Strain through a fine strainer into a sterilized jar.

If using vanilla extract instead of beans, add extract after the

sugar syrup has cooled and pour into a jar. Seal tightly.

 

Yield: 4 1/2 cups