2012 MB Wild Directory of Non-Timber Forest Products 1 - Manitoba ...
2012 MB Wild Directory of Non-Timber Forest Products 1 - Manitoba ...
2012 MB Wild Directory of Non-Timber Forest Products 1 - Manitoba ...
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<strong>Wild</strong> Foods<br />
Recipes<br />
Highbush Cranberry Sauce<br />
Highbush cranberry (Viburnum trilobum) is shrub native to much <strong>of</strong> Canada.<br />
The berries are high in vitamin C and were eaten fresh or made into pemmican. The bright red<br />
fruit was also used for ink and a dye for clothing.<br />
Winter Berries <strong>of</strong> Highbush CranberrySettlers used the berries mainly for jelly and juice, each<br />
berry has a large, heart shaped seed in the centre, making it more suited for use as a processed<br />
fruit rather than fresh.<br />
Highbush Cranberry Sauce<br />
1000 mL (4 cups) highbush cranberries<br />
50 mL (1/4 cup) water<br />
15 mL (1 tbsp) gelatin<br />
250 mL (1 cup) sugar<br />
Wash and stem the berries and place in a saucepan with the water. Simmer, covered for 10 minutes<br />
or until all the berries have burst open. Strain out the juice and return juice to the saucepan.<br />
While the juice is hot, add sugar and gelatin and stir until dissolved. Cool and serve as a sauce<br />
with meat and wild game.<br />
30 <strong>2012</strong> <strong>MB</strong> <strong>Wild</strong> <strong>Directory</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Non</strong>-<strong>Timber</strong> <strong>Forest</strong> <strong>Products</strong>
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