Mom Parsons' Cranberries

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 3 whole allspice
  • 2 cinnamon sticks - (3" ea)
  • 12 ounces fresh cranberries
  • grated zest of 1 orange

Preparation

Step 1

Bring sugar, water, cloves, allspice and cinnamon sticks to boil in 4-quart saucepan. Cook, stirring, until syrup is clear, about 3 minutes. Add cranberries and cook just until they begin to pop, about 5 minutes.

Remove from heat, add grated orange zest and cool. Refrigerate at least 3 days before using.

Makes 2 1/2 cups relish.

Each 1/4-cup serving: 132 calories; 1 mg sodium; 0 cholesterol; 0 fat; 35 grams carbohydrates; 0 protein; 0.41 gram fiber