Molded Cranberry Salad

Great for Larger Groups Anytime
Perfect For Holiday Season
Impressive But Easy Salad Recipe

This restaurant recipe is for a tasty and beautiful Molded Cranberry Salad. This can make a great centerpiece for a large holiday family dinner if you use a mold.

Otherwise you can cut the salad into individual portions from an 8 X 8 inch pan or see another serving option below. It is delicious and healthy.

I like either walnuts or pecans in this recipe but you may substitute your favorite or you may omit the nuts altogether.

Cranberries are a native fruit in America and are commercially grown in my home state of Washington.

Depending on the year, Washington is the fifth or sixth largest producer of cranberries in the States.

Massachuesetts is the largest producer of cranberries in America by far, with New Jersey, Oregon and Wisconsin also among the largest producing states. Canada (especially British Columbia and Quebec) also produce a lot of cranberries.

Cranberries were first used by Native North Americans, who discovered the wild berry's versatility as a food (especially in pemmican - a combination of dried deer meat, fat and cranberries), fabric dye and as a healing agent.

The name "cranberry" derives from the Pilgrim name for the fruit, "craneberry", so called because the small, pink blossoms that appear in the spring resemble the head and bill of a Sandhill crane.

American seamen carried cranberries on their voyages to prevent scurvy. In the early 1800's, Captain Henry Hall became the first to successfully cultivate cranberries and a new industry was established.

Today cranberries are farmed on approximately 40,000 acres across the northern United States and Canada.

Enjoy your restaurant recipe for a molded cranberry salad and the company of those you share it with! Enjoy all the restaurant recipes on the website and in the e-cookbooks.

Molded Cranberry Salad
Another Favorite Restaurant Recipe
Preparation time: 20 minutes. Serves: 8-10.

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