Cranberries gone Mad!

Just when you thought it was safe to sit down to a Thanksgiving meal - the cranberry sauce has gone nuts ... well, nuts, raisins, apples, oranges and some other ingredients!

A few years ago, I thought I'd like to try something different from that traditional cranberry sauce.  So I developed this recipe for a change of pace, but now I have made it my traditional cranberry dish!

Farmer Boy Harvest Chutney

Ingredients:

• 1 bag of fresh cranberries
• 1/2 Cup of sugar
• 1/2 Cup of brown sugar
• 3/4 Cup of Apple juice
• 1/4 Cup of Balsamic vinegar
• 1 apple, cored and chopped
• 1 Orange, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 of a medium-sized onion (I use a white onion)
• 1 medium-sized Sweet Pepper, chopped
• 1/4 Cup of raisins
• 1/4 Cup of Walnuts, chopped
• 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon each of ground: allspice, nutmeg, cloves and ginger

Directions: Place the washed and sorted cranberries into a large saucepan, cover with sugars.  Add the juice and vinegar.  Cover the pan and simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, till the berries begin to pop open.  Add the chopped Apple (you may leave the peel on).  Add the Orange, onion, chopped pepper, raisins and walnuts.  Stir in the spices.  Cover, bring to a boil and simmer for another 15 minutes, stirring to prevent sticking.  Remove from the heat and serve warm or cool in the refrigerator and serve cold - or re-heat if you like.

"Thanksgiving will soon be here, and it is time to be getting our blessings in order. - But why wait for Thanksgiving?  Why not just be thankful now?"  Laura Ingalls Wilder

I couldn't agree more!  A blessing is always welcome, more that a cursing!  May you be blessed at Thanksgiving and anytime you repent of your sins, yield to the Lord, and be a blessing! The Old Man in the Bib Overalls