Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients
Directions
Combine cranberries and sugar in a pot.
Cook over medium heat for about 30 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning.
Adjust sugar to taste if you prefer a less sweet sauce.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Cranberries
- Their natural pectin and acid thicken and set the sauce as they break down while cooking.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the sauce and balances the tart flavor of the cranberries while helping preserve it.
The step that matters
Stirring during the 30-minute cook. Sugar-rich mixtures scorch on the bottom of the pot when left unstirred over medium heat. Frequent stirring keeps the heat even and prevents burnt flavor.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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