Traditional Thanksgiving

I love that Thanksgiving brings family together.  However, last year our family was a bit sparse. It consisted of my husband, myself, and my in laws. Despite the low numbers I was determined to make certain food items from scratch.  Starting with the cranberry sauce. 

Ingredients:

1/2 orange
2 C water
1 tart apple
3 C fresh cranberries
1 1/4 C sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves

Directions:

Squeeze the juice from the orange, set aside.  Then remove and discard the membrane.  Cut the rind into small pieces and place in saucepan with the water.  Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Set aside.

Peel, core, and dice up the apple, place in saucepan. Sort cranberries, discarding any soft ones.  Add the cranberries, orange juice, cinnamon, and cloves to the apples and rind.  Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and cover the pan partially. Simmer, gently stirring occasionally until tender and the cranberries have burst.

Transfer sauce to a heat proof bowl and let cool for 1 hour before serving.

Makes approximately 4 cups.

By the way, my father in law, who hates cranberry sauce, fell in love with mine!