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The Relish Recipe

Here, with Susan Stamberg's footnotes, is the recipe she reads on the air
every year.

Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish

2 cups whole raw cranberries, washed
1 small onion
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons horseradish from a jar ("red is a bit milder than white")

Grind the raw berries and onion together. ("I use an old-fashioned meat
grinder," says Stamberg. "I'm sure there's a setting on the food processor
that will give you a chunky grind -- not a puree.")

Add everything else and mix.

Put in a plastic container and freeze.

Early Thanksgiving morning, move it from freezer to refrigerator compartment
to thaw. ("It should still have some little icy slivers left.")

The relish will be thick, creamy, and shocking pink. ("OK, Pepto Bismol
pink. It has a tangy taste that cuts through and perks up the turkey and
gravy. It's also good on next-day turkey sandwiches, and with roast beef.")
Makes 1-1/2 pints

Has anyone here ever tried this recipe? I see it every year and I'm
intrigued, as I love horseradish, but I'd like to hear a few
testimonials. Of course, it can't entirely replace the cranberry
sauce from the can. We're a traditional bunch.

Tara

I did. I absolutely love Susan Stamberg, but this did not go over well with
my kids. I thought it was OK, but I was a in a minority of one.

Why don't you try it? Buy 2 bags of cranberries, make one the way you
usually do, and one with the hoseradish. That's what I did, and lucky
thing. The kids would have shot me if that had been the only cranberries on
the table.

Pat



"Tara" > wrote in message
...
> Has anyone here ever tried this recipe? I see it every year and I'm
> intrigued, as I love horseradish, but I'd like to hear a few
> testimonials. Of course, it can't entirely replace the cranberry
> sauce from the can. We're a traditional bunch.
>
> Tara

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 22:54:52 GMT, Tara > wrote:

>Has anyone here ever tried this recipe? I see it every year and I'm
>intrigued, as I love horseradish, but I'd like to hear a few
>testimonials. Of course, it can't entirely replace the cranberry
>sauce from the can. We're a traditional bunch.
>
>Tara

We love it. It is tangy & icy-cold, with a bit of a bite & a delicious
contrast to all the softer & milder foods we usually have on T-Day.

And it really does look like lumpy Pepto.

Boron

In article >,
Tara > wrote:

> Has anyone here ever tried this recipe? I see it every year and I'm
> intrigued, as I love horseradish, but I'd like to hear a few
> testimonials. Of course, it can't entirely replace the cranberry
> sauce from the can. We're a traditional bunch.
>
We tried it about 10 years ago. Went back to the homemade cranberry
orange relish I've made for lo these many years. It's out of the Frugal
Gourmet Cooks American. Whatever you think about him, this recipe is
still the standard.

2 cups cranberries
1 navel orange, cut up
1 cup sugar
Buzz cranberries and orange in food processor. Scrape mixture into
bowl; stir in sugar. Refrigerate until mealtime.

I made this with Equal one year so my then stepbrother-in-law, who had
diabetes, could try it.

--
C.J. Fuller

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