Things that make me happy.
Picking mamma's mandarin oranges, the good fruit cake mix from the Piggly wiggly
and big bags of fresh cranberries from Sam's for homemade orange cranberry relish.
Mamma's mandarin oranges and fresh cranberries make the best relish.
There are a lot of recipes out there for orange cranberry relish
so, please check them out but here is mine.
No real measuring and it changes from year to year based on how sweet the oranges are.
Wash the berries and remove any damaged ones
I use the big bags from Sam's
Put berries in a large pot add enough juice to come up the
side of the pot about an inch or more.
add at least 1 cup of fresh orange juice or you can use a good brand of juice. If you do use a store-bought juice, you may not need to add much sugar.
Add 1/2 cup of Sugar in the Raw to the pot
(I think this brand of sugar gives it a deeper flavor.)
Stir often as it cooks down and berries pop
I just let it cook on low until the berries are popped. Add the pinch of salt, zest,
fresh grated nutmeg, and a dash of cinnamon. Taste, if it needs more sugar add it now.
Cook a bit longer, taste again add more if needed.
Once you have your sweetness like you want, and the berries are completely cooked down
stir in the chopped walnuts and mandarin oranges.
Stir just enough to mix and not break up the oranges to much.
Allow to cool and refrigerate.
I spoon into mason jars and share with the family.
1 large bag fresh or frozen cranberries
fresh orange juice
Sugar in the Raw
Zest of one orange, about 2 teaspoons
Pi pinch of salt, fresh grated nutmeg, a dash or more of cinnamon, chopped walnuts
large can of mandarin oranges chopped or leave whole if small,
pick out any seeds.
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enjoy, Cherry
