- Yield: 3 small jars
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
Traditional Newfoundland Cranberry Sauce
I can share with you more jams from different berries that I picked right here in NL, feel free to print any of my recipes for your own use.
I have more jam recipes I can share with you this will make it easier for you to access them.
Traditional Newfoundland Blueberry Jam
Traditional Newfoundland Rhubarb and Strawberry Jam
This will keep you busy for a little while, if you haven't already done so make your jams for the winter and bottled them. I will also share with you the link to my new cookbook, just incase you are interested in owning one. https://www.bonitaskitchen.com/cookbook
I will stop now sharing recipes of other jams and let you go to the recipe now for Cranberry Sauce, so you can get ready for Thanksgiving Dinner. Enjoy
Ingredients
- Cranberries - 1 pack or 4 cups of freshly picked
- Sugar - 1 cup
- Red Apples - 2 red apples of choice
- Water - 1 cup
Instructions
Prep-Time 5 Min. Cooking Time 15 Minutes. Bottling Time 5 Minutes.
1 In a medium saucepan add water and sugar, start boiling for about 5 minutes on medium to high heat.
2 Place cranberries in a strainer and rinse with cold water to clean, pick any bad berries out.
3 Add cranberries to water let it start to boil.
4 Peel and chop apples in small pieces add to saucepan with the cranberries, let cook for about 10 minutes on low to medium heat. ( adding apples is optional )
5 When cranberries start to break open remove from heat, you can mash or blended together or
( if you like cranberry jelly stain berries through a strainer, don't add the apples, then put cranberry juice back on the heat start to boil for another 10 minutes, add two tbsp of pectin stir until condense)
6 After cooked then remove from heat and pour into a sterilized mason jar then cap, place in water bath for 5 minutes.
7 If you only like to make cranberry sause when cooked bottle or serve hot or cold.
8 Double recipe if you like to make more.
Sterilizing and Canning Procedures
Method:
Sterilization:
1. Start by getting a large boiler and filling in about quarter full of water.
2. Then starting the water to a boil and placing your Mason jars inside then cover.
3. After let the pot boil for about 15-20 then remove your bottles and place them on paper towels or a cloth.
Canning Procedures:
1. After your food items are cooked and ready to bottle, scoop hot liquid and put inside your Mason jars.
2. Continue doing this until all bottles are complete and leaving 1/2 inch on top.
3. Clean around the top of your bottles removing any food of rims.
4. Then place caps and lids on your jars and tighten.
5. Then place your jars back in hot water bath and start the boil for another 5 minutes with the cover on boiler.
When it comes to food I always try to buy local or pick myself so I know I’m getting quality, sometimes thats not possible for everyone to do but diffently try your best. Cranberry sauce is something almost everyone loves, this bright red berry is tart and full of vitamin C.
Growing up in Newfoundland picking any type of berry was normal, we would have different times to pick then. Cranberries and Partridgeberries were the last berry to pick for the season, and they are my favourite berries for Jams, Jellies and Sauces. I can remember many trips to the light house in Port de Grave NL, my dad believed that you should work hard for your food and we did exactly that.
I tried to pick enough cranberries to make cranberry sauce and jelly but they still had a week or more to fully ripe, I have some in a box that I put outside in the sun to continue to ripe. I will share with you a recipe to make the jelly and maybe I will make that recipe soon. I have a recipe here for Partridgeberry Jam the berry is very similar but much smaller. Traditional Newfoundland Partridgeberry Jam
I know on every blog I talk about how much I love sharing with you stories about how important it is to cook and bake your own food. Making it yourself gives you the satisfaction of knowing how it was cooked and the glory of your family loving your food. We are making these beautiful videos so you to can make your own meals, and the recipes can be changed to meet your taste in food. Thank you once again for taking the time to visited my website and read my blog, send me a message if there is something you would like to see on a cooking video. I would love to help you enjoy cooking and baking the way I do, so from my kitchen to yours.
