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Spiced Cranberry Apple Relish

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Even though we eliminated about a cup of sugar from the relish, we stayed true to everything else. Yes, even those jagged orange edges. Alex Lau

This recipe, part of ourThrowback Thanksgiving feature, is from our 1970 issue. Granny Smith apples have lots of pectin, which makes them ideal for this sauce; it will set up without adding any gelatin to the mixture.

Ingredients

Makes 1¼ quarts

8 oranges
1 pound fresh cranberries
2 large apples, peeled, cored, thinly sliced (about 3 cups)
1½ cups sugar
Finely grated peel of 1 lemon
Finely grated peel of 1 orange
Fresh juice of 1 orange plus enough water to yield 1 cup
1 2" cinnamon stick
  1. Step 1

    To make the orange cups, cut blossom end from orange about ⅓–½ the distance from the top. Carefully ream out juice or cut out meat with curved grapefruit knife. Then scrape clean with a large spoon. Edges may be notched with kitchen shears or paring knife; for scalloped (rounded) edges, use coin to outline pattern, then cut around pattern.

    Step 2

    Wash and pick over cranberries. Combine cranberries, apples, sugar, lemon peel, orange peel, orange juice, and cinnamon in saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil rapidly until cranberry skins pop and apples are transparent, 5–8 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl and let cool, then cover and chill thoroughly. Remove cinnamon stick before serving.

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