Many of my favorite foods were discovered in the Americas: corn, potatoes, chocolate, vanilla, and cranberries, to name a few. My favorite cranberry recipe is simple. Drop one whole, unpeeled orange, a bag of cranberries, and a couple of handfuls of walnut or pecan meats into a blender. Chop it all up and pour it into a bowl. Add sugar to taste. I love it, but no one else in the family likes the orange peels. You can skip the nuts and add blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, or blackberries.
Many of you are also developing a taste for this native wetland plant. Sales of craisins (dried cranberries) are increasing. Cranberries are good for you; they are low in calories and have vitamins and minerals.
