Cranberries can be intimidating to work with if you’ve never worked with them before. Cranberries are harvested by flooding the fields where the cranberry plants grow. The cranberries rise to the top of the water and can be scooped up. Cranberries are generally sold in a 12 oz bag, though you can find larger, and should be stored in the refrigerator until you are ready to use them. Rinse your cranberries in a colander. Pick through the cranberries and pull out any that are squishy as these have gone bad. Cranberries should be nice and hard and can be softened by heating them. When they get hot they pop open and explode. Cranberries can be eaten raw, cooked, or can be juiced. Δ Δ
