On Thursday, January 1, 2015 7:50:56 PM UTC-5, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On Thu, 1 Jan 2015 17:22:26 -0000, Janet > wrote:
> >
> > > In article >, says...
> > > >
> > > > On 01/01/2015 8:25 AM, sf wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, 01 Jan 2015 06:00:35 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> Here's a good one for you....grape jam on a sausage biscuit. It's
> > > > >> surprisingly good. Not my idea. I bought a sausage biscuit one morning
> > > > >> from McDonalds and they gave me two packets of grape jam with it so I
> > > > >> tried it.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have another one for you: lingonberry jam (when we had a larger
> > > > > Scandinavian community here, I used to be able to buy it at the
> > > > > grocery store, but now it's just IKEA) and braunsweiger sandwich... on
> > > > > sourdough for me. Sounds gross, tastes delicious.
> > > > >
> > > > Doesn't look gross to me! After all, soft fruits and "jams" are used to
> > > > accompany classic dishes or cold roasts, e.g., blackberries and
> > > > redcurrant jelly.
> > > > Graham
> > >
> > > Or cranberry sauce. Classic with roast turkey and just as good with
> > > gammon.
> > >
> > You don't need to tell me. I keep it on hand as much as possible.
> > Wish the commercial stuff wasn't so sweet, but that's life.
>
> I store fresh cranberries on hand in the freezer (we like them in
> cakes too). Fresh raw cranberries freeze perfectly, and making sauce
> only takes a few minutes. I like it really tart/acid so never buy the
> commercial versions.
>
> Janet UK

I have about 8 bags in the freezer - shud get me thru the year. The texture and color - oops, coloUr -- is so much more appealing too.