Cranberries, Craneberries, Bounceberries

The cranberry was originally called craneberry because its pretty white and pink flowers look like the European crane's beak. To test the freshness of cranberries people used to check if they could bounce. They were therefore alsocalled bounceberries.*

Picture source: http://www.nawwal.org/~mrgoff/photojournal/2003/sum/pictures/06-13bogcranberryflower1.jpg

The cranberry was also offered as a symbol of peace by some Native American nations. It was seen as aiding in the healing of disagreements.*

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NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

"...cranberries have high concentrations of vitamin C, dietary fiber, manganese and vitamin K. Vitamin C plays an important role in the growth and repair of tissues in your body and is one of the major vitamins that contain antioxidants... Fiber provides a full feeling and aids in digestion. Manganese...promotes bone, teeth and nerve health. Vitamin K is the vitamin that makes blood clot." Source: http://www.livestrong.com/article/251296-cranberry-nutrition-information/#ixzz1bWhz0EHy

CRANBERRY BUTTERMILK PANCAKES

"1 cup cranberries, washed and chopped

1/2 cup sugar

2 cups unbleached flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 egg

1 egg white

2 cups lowfat buttermilk

3 tablespoons honey

3 table spoons oil

Mash chopped cranberries with sugar and set aside

In a large bowl, sift together dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, beat egg

until fluffy, then add buttermilk, honey and oil. 

Make a well in dry ingredients and slowly pout in buttermilk mixture.

Stir just enough to combine.

...Ladle batter into [preheated and oiled] griddle.

Sprinkle with cranberries.

Turn pancakes when half the bubbles burst,

and briefly cook on the other side until golden."

Recipe Source: Eldridge, 1997, p. 7

Picture Source: http://www.delish.com/cm/delish/images/am/cranberry-pancakes-ew1010-xl.jpg

*Sherri Eldridge. 1997. Crazed for Cranberries Lowfat Recipes. Harvest Hill Press, Salisbury Cove, ME