With Christmas fast approaching, have you been looking for a new and more interesting way to fix cranberries? Speaking of cranberries, did you know that cranberries are grown in sandy bogs on low, trailing vines? They are also called bounce berries as they bounce when they come off the vine when they are ripe. Sometimes they are called craneberries after the shape of the pink blossoms which resemble the heads of cranes often seen walking through the bogs.

Cranberries are found growing the wild in the northern part of North America, Washington, Oregon, Wisconsin and Massachusetts. They are also cultivated in these areas.

Sweetened dried cranberries, which can be used like raisins, are now available in many supermarkets. Cranberries are very high in Vitamin C.

Anyway, here is an idea that is fairly easy to do and our family likes even though I don’t fix it too often.

Cranberry Ice

1 T. unflavored gelatin
1 c. cold water
3 c. boiling water
1 quart cranberries
4 tsp. Lemon juice
2 1/2 cups sugar
1/8 tsp. Salt

Soak gelatin in cold water. Cook cranberries in boiling water until soft, about 10 minutes. Mash cranberries and then strain though a sieve. Add the lemon juice, salt and sugar to the juice. Bring this to a boil; remove from heat and add gelatin mixture. Let cool. Then pour into ice cube trays and freeze. Serve as you would a sorbet.