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Fresh Cranberry Granita or Cranberry-Pear Relish

Fresh Cranberry Granita

Prep and Cook Time: About 30 minutes,
plus at least 12 hours for freezing.

Makes: About 8 servings (1 quart).

Notes: For serving, chill wine glasses or serving bowls in freezer.  Try with turkey as an unusual alternative to cranberry sauce, or as a palate cleanser mid-meal.

1      bag (12 oz or 3 cups) fresh cranberries
2½   cups water
1¼    cup sugar
½     cup orange juice
¼     cup lemon juice

1.   Pick over and rinse cranberries; drain well.  Place cranberries in a 4-5 quart pan along with the water and sugar.  Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat and simmer until cranberries have softened, about 10 minutes.

2.   Cool mixture slightly, then pour it through a fine wire strainer into a large bowl.  Press berries against strainer with the back of a spoon to extract as much of the pulp as possible.  Discard skin and seeds left in strainer.  Stir orange juice and lemon juice into mixture in bowl.

3.   Pour mixture into an 8-9 inch square baking pan.  Cover airtight and freeze until solid, at least 12 hours or up to 1 week.

4.   At serving time, scrape mixture quickly and firmly with a fork to break into small, fluffy clumps.  Scoop into chilled wine glasses or bowls to serve.

 

Cranberry-Pear Relish

Prep and Cook Time: About 45 minutes.
Makes: About 8 servings (2½ cups).

1      bag (12 oz or 3 cups) fresh cranberries
1¼    cup sugar
¼      cup water
1/3   cup orange juice
1      tablespoon lemon juice
1      pound firm-ripe pears, peeled, cored,
             and cut into ½-inch cubes.
2      oranges

1.   Pick over and rinse cranberries; drain well.  In a 5-6 quart pan, combine cranberries with sugar, water, orange juice, and lemon juice.  Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.

2.   To cranberries, add pears.  Continue cooking until mixture is as thick as jam, about 10 minutes more.  Cool to room temperature.  Peel, section, and seed oranges; add to cranberry mixture.

3.  Use or cover and chill airtight up to 4 days.

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