Cranberries More Than Just A Holiday Staple

For must of us a holiday feast table has to have a turkey and one other standby: cranberry sauce.  Cranberries are synonymous with the holidays but from the standpoint of the cranberry industry, "We of course want to push the year round versatility, we also want people to look at cranberries in a different way around the holidays," said Karen Cahill with the cranberry marketing committee.

She had some suggestions on how to use cranberries in a variety of different ways.

"You can use them for decoration you can make a floating candle display make a flower arrangement with fresh cranberries there are think outside the box things other than cranberry sauce," Cahill continued.

She also mentioned cranberry salsa; the recipe for which can be found along with other recipes and ideas by visiting The U.S. Cranberries Website.

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