[Magdalen] cranberry salsa?

[Grace Cangialosi]

As a matter of fact, Don, according to Susan herself, it sold be
Pepto-Bismol pink!!

On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 4:30 PM, Don Boyd <thedonboyd at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> Of course it was!  Oh, well, I got the NPR part right.  I rember that it
> was a sort of hot pink, and quitae delicious.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 10:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] cranberry salsa?
>
>
> It was Susan Stamberg's mother-in-law's recipe! They did a delightful
> piece on it yesterday with a new twist to the story. Also, several years
> ago someone set the recipe to music, which they posted on their website!
>
>  On Nov 22, 2014, at 7:35 PM, "Don Boyd" <thedonboyd at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> Jay, here are a couple of recipes that could work.  If I were doing this
>> I would merge the two recipes--I don't think the salad oil would be needed,
>> and the suggested amount of sugar seems tooo much to me.  I would prefer
>> fresh mint to dried, ditto the ginger.  Serranos are a bit hotter than
>> jalapenos,as you no doubt know.  I'm not crazy about the orange:cranberry
>> combination but the only time I've had it the cook just ground up oranges
>> peel, pith, and all and it was too damn bitter to suit me.
>>
>>
>>
>> This next isn't what you're looking for, but there's another cranberry
>> relish that uses horseradish for "kick" and contains sour cream.  You mush
>> it in a blender and freeze it--thawing just enough so you can spoon it
>> easily but still have some icy crystals in it.  (This was featured by NPR
>> every year--it was somebody's mother's recipe--Liane Hansen maybe?)
>>
>>
>>
>> Don in Austin (who, with his lovely wife, is having Thanksgiving dinner
>> at one of the local hotels' buffet, thank you very much)
>>
>>
>>
>> Cranberry Salsa
>>
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>> 1 -12 oz bag fresh cranberries - chopped
>>
>> (I slice frozen cranberries using food processor, 3mm slicer)
>>
>>
>>
>> 4 green onions, minced
>>
>> 2 jalapeno peppers, minced
>>
>> 2/3 C sugar
>>
>> 1 T crushed dried mint
>>
>> 6 T lime juice
>>
>> 1/4 t ground ginger
>>
>>
>>
>> Combine ALL ingredients in a bowl
>>
>> Cover and chill 24 hours or up to 4 days
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation thod --------
>> ------------  --------------------------------    2 Oranges 2      C
>>          Cranberries, Fresh      1/4  C Salad Oil      1/4  C Onion --
>> minced    1      Tbsp Cilantro -- minced    1      Tbsp Ginger Root --
>> minced    1 Chiles Serranos -- minced  Cut peel and all white membrane from
>> oranges. Grate or zest 4 Tbs of the orange peel. Coarsely chop orange
>> sections. Coarsely chop fresh cranberries.  Combine all ingredients.
>> Season to taste with salt.  Let sit at least 3-4 hours before serving.-----
>> Original Message ----- From: "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
>> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 5:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] cranberry salsa?
>>
>>
>> No, this was definitely salsa. It had jalapeños in it, IIRC.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 5:31 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Well, it isn't salsa, but I have a great recipe for a cranberry orange
>>> relish.
>>>
>>> > On Nov 22, 2014, at 3:06 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > I seem to recall someone has, in years past. posted a recipe for a
>>> > cranberry salsa. If that is the case, would whoever it was mind posting
>>> it
>>> > again? I'm doing a turkey breast in my electric smoker and it seems to
>>> >  > me
>>> > that cranberry salsa would be a wonderful accompaniment.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>
>>
>


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Grace Cangialosi
Ruckersville, VA

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