slo’s TUESDAY 12/2 poll - Cranberry Sauce: Jellied vs Whole

[slo]

Cranberry Sauce is a staple for many people’s holiday dinner table. Some of us had it for Thanksgiving and will have it again throughout the month of December. Then there’s some of us that wouldn’t touch it with a 10ft pole . For those that don’t know much about the two cranberry sauces, here ya go…..




Now that you got a little cranberry sauce lesson, you can give us your saucey good answer today……


Do you eat cranberry sauce?
If yes….what is your opinion of it?
If yes….do you prefer jellied or whole?
Do you eat it throughout the year, or holiday time only?
(multiple choice)



For Me…..OK - here’s my answers:
Yes, but barely - I eat very little
My opinion - I’m not a fan. I’ve tried to like it, but I just can’t do it. It is edible though
Jellied - I use this when I make my little turkey sliders on Thanksgiving weekend
Thanksgiving only - I never buy it any other time throughout the year.

I still have both jellied and whole leftover in my fridge that are going into the garbage disposal tonight. I buy the jellied for my little sliders, and I do like the sauce on those. I buy the whole sauce for others on Thanksgiving. I often wonder who came up with the idea that cranberry sauce is something to serve with holiday meals - who made that decision? Enquirering minds want to know

 

[Southernmiss]

Love homemade whole berry sauce with pecans, orange, apples, and sugar. I'm the only one who eats it.

I'm still enjoying it for breakfast or a snack.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

I love cranberry sauce I prefer jelly from the can and have most of my life with that being said I had to make homemade cranberry sauce my whole life because my parents loved homemade cranberry sauce as a child I hated it As an adult I’ve grown to love it don’t get me wrong I still prefer the jelly but I will make homemade cranberry sauce and I will enjoy it tremendously but if I’m having turkey dinner it’s jelly cranberry sauce
I eat cranberry sauce all year long I eat it with other things besides turkey
It’s one of the foods I’m not supposed to be eating with the condition I have so I don’t eat a lot of of it but I still eat it because I like it so much

 

[Kennywood]

 

[Kitty 34]

I have never been a cranberry fan so I don't serve it.

 

[Kennywood]

I love jellied cranberry sauce. I get cans of it and then eat it as an evening snack.

 

[design_mom]

I wouldn’t say I love it, but I’m not a fan of most traditional Thanksgiving foods… but cranberry sauce is one of the better things on the plate. I don’t crave it at other times but I do like it at Thanksgiving.

We go to my in-laws’ on Thanksgiving and they serve jellied. Jellied is very consistent. I’ve had some whole-cranberry sauces that are better than the jellied and some that… aren’t. With jellied you always know what you’re going to get.

 

[ronandannette]

I love jellied cranberry sauce. I get cans of it and then eat it as an evening snack.

I can’t imagine a turkey dinner without cranberries - what does turkey even taste like if you eat it plain? I prefer whole berry but canned is just fine. And like you, our DS often chooses to polish off the bowl after supper instead of having dessert.

As to the secondary question, I serve it all through the year with certain chicken breast recipes or if I get a rotisserie chicken and use it quite often in baking. A white chocolate cheesecake with cranberry swirl is always a hit during the holidays.

 

[Meriweather]

I can eat it, DIL only has the canned jelly kind (I think she is the only one that eats it).....which I do not like at all, so I don't eat it anymore.
I prefer home made whole. Maybe I will make some next year.