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Bonfire of the Cranberries
Bonfire of the Cranberries
About This Recipe
| Yield: | Makes 6 cups |
Ingredients
- ½ cup cider vinegar
- 2 ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- ¾ teaspoon curry powder
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 lemons (rind grated, discard pith, and cut fruit into sections)
- 2 navel oranges (rind grated, discard pith, and cut fruit into sections)
- 1 apple, peeled and chopped coarse
- 6 cups cranberries (about 2 bags picked over)
- ½ cup golden raisins
- ½ cup dried apricots
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
Procedures
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1
In a large saucepan, combine vinegar, sugar, curry powder, ginger, cloves, allspice, cinnamon and 1-1/2 cups of water. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.
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2
To the mixture, add lemon (rind and sections) and orange (rind and sections) and apple chunks. Simmer the entire mixture for 10 minutes—stirring occasionally.
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3
Add 3 cups of the cranberries, the raisins and apricots. Simmer and stir for 30-40 minutes or until thickened.
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4
Stir in 2 more cups of cranberries. Simmer and stir for 10 minutes.
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5
Add remaining cranberries and the walnuts. Simmer and stir for 15 minutes. Transfer to a bowl, cool and chill overnight (or up to 2 weeks) with a cover.
