Stewed Cranberries

Ingredients

• one quart of cranberries
• one small teaspoon of soda
• one teacup of sugar

Method

1. 1

   Wash the cranberries in cold water and put them in a porcelain-lined saucepan.

2. 2

   Cover with enough cold water to barely cover them.

3. 3

   Stir in the soda.

4. 4

   When the berries boil and the soda foams, add the sugar.

5. 5

   Boil slowly, mashing the berries with the back of a spoon when half done.

6. 6

   Continue boiling until clear and rich, about one hour.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The home cook book (1905) by Christine Frederick, page 191. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

STEWED CRANBERRIES Take one quart of cranberries, wash them in cold water, pour this off and put them in a porcelain-lined saucepan and pour over enough cold water barely to cover them. Stir in one small teaspoon of soda, without dissolving it in water. When the berries boil the soda will foam. When it stops foaming, add one teacup of sugar

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