CANDIED FRUIT CRANBERRY CHUTNEY

For Thanksgiving I like to make my own cranberry sauce, it is super easy to do and beats canned sauce any day. This first one is the one my Mom always made and it is delicious the second one is a little sweeter but just as tasty.

3 cups fresh or frozen cranberries (1 bag)
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 medium orange, peeled and diced
1 medium apple, washed, unpeeled and diced

In a medium saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil; let boil 5 minutes til sugar is dissolved.
Wash cranberries in cold water and add to boiling water mixture. Add diced orange and diced apple and bring back to a soft boil. Let cook stirring often until cranberries are "popped", leave some whole if that is the way you like them. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Yield: about 2 1/2 cups.

This sauce is a little sweeter and chunkier!

4 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 medium apple, peeled and diced
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup chopped mixed candied fruit
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Cool. Transfer to a bowl; cover and refrigerate until serving.

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