1880s Cranberry sauce recipe for Thanksgiving

Old-fashion cranberry sauce recipe handwritten in the 1880s.

Cranberry Jelly
1/2 as much sugar as cranberries
1/2 as much water as sugar
Cook cranberries fast till they
stop popping — Rub through sieve —
Add sugar — Just let boil up &
pour in molds.

Refrigerate or freeze the cranberry sauce in mold. An old fashion method of releasing the cranberry sauce is to dip the metal mold into hot water before release, if necessary.

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The Bride’s 1880s Handwritten Cook Book

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