Cranberry Relish

Cranberries are a must at Thanksgiving dinner.  But how many times have you seen a full dish of them when the meal was over?  That won't happen if you make these cranberries.  They are delicious! Once you taste this you will never purchase that nasty canned stuff again.  I promise.

Cranberry Relish
2  - 12oz. packages fresh cranberries
2 1/2 cups sugar
1  - 12oz. jar orange marmalade
1 cup chopped walnuts  (you can omit these if you don't like nuts)
makes 3 pints

In a large saucepan, stir sugar into cranberries.

Cook on medium - high heat, stirring often but not constantly.  You don't want the sugar to burn.

Keep cooking until the sugar and the juices from the berries mix together.

Cook a little more until the plump berries pop and the juices start to foam.

Stir in orange marmalade and walnuts.

Now it smells like Thanksgiving in the kitchen!  Spoon into jars or freezable containers.

You can process just like jam but I just stick it in the freezer or refrigerator.  It doesn't last past Christmas around here.

fyi: it's great on toast or turkey sandwiches too!