holiday cranberry sauce

How To Make holiday cranberry sauce

• Step 1
  In a heavy 3 qt. saucepan, bring the sugar and water to a boil.
• Step 2
  While the sugar and water heat, zest the oranges over the pot, so the zest goes right into the pot.
• Step 3
  Cut the oranges in half, crosswise, and squeeze the juice from the orange halves into the pot. Drop the orange halves into the pot.
• Step 4
  Stir in the cranberries.
• Step 5
  Return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 10-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce reaches desired thickness. Remove the orange halves from the sauce after a few minutes, then allow the mixture to finish cooking.
• Step 6
  Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Chill until ready to serve.
• Step 7
  NOTES: Cook longer or shorter time, depending on how thick you like your cranberry sauce, taking into account that it will thicken as it cools. This recipe multiplies easily, just use a bigger pot and plan a longer cooking time. Stores well, tightly covered. I use the cooled orange halves for a project with my grandchildren: we smear the cut side with nut butter then sprinkle on sunflower seeds. We place the finished bird feeders in the fountain in the yard, which has been drained for winter :)
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