Cranberry Relish/Harry Potter Stew

[Steve]

> 
> I think we'll call it Harry Potter stew.....I just dump in a
> ton of garlic...our mainstay..keeps away the werewolves, you
> know...
> 
> Okay, anyone got a recipe for cranberry relish?  
> 
> Susan
>

bboyminn:

My mother makes the absolute best cranberry relish. Unfortunately,
she has been cooking for so long that she now belongs to the
SUM School of Cooking...you know...sum of this, sum of that,
mix it up... done.

The basic ingredients are a fresh bag of cranberries, a couple
of seedless oranges (peelings and all), and sugar.

Part of the key is the grinding. My mother uses an old hand
crank meat grinder. If everything is ground too fine the 
taste and texture just aren't right, and the same if it
is ground too course. This meat grind works perfect. 

Texture should be course but not chunky. About like the
typical Dill or Sweet Pickle relish. 

So, grind up the cranberries and oranges (remember peelings
and all), mix (to evenly blend that cranberries and oranges),
then add sugar to taste (tart but pleasant), mix again (to 
distribute the sugar evenly). Then let it sit in the 
refrigerator for a day or two to get the flavors nicely mixed.

If I can get the actual recipe, I'll post it. She did at 
one time use a recipe but that was many decades ago. 

My nephew works in the deli kitchen of a larger chain grocery
store. I think he made 80 turkeys last Thanksgiving. He 
started making my mother's cranberry relish and it was a big
hit in his store.

Steve/bboyminn