Happy Thanksgiving

My favorite Thanksgiving Dinner food is Cranberry Jello. I don't remember where this recipe originated. Somewhere back in the recesses of my brain, I recall Speecie (Florence Speece), my parents landlady from days gone by. Not all of my family likes this recipe, but Thanksgiving wouldn't be Thanksgiving without it. In fact, if this is all that was served I would still be very thankful.
It contains ground cranberries, sugar, grapes, walnuts, celery, crushed pineapple mixed into cherry jello.

This is what my recipe looks like:















I used to grind the cranberries in the blender with a little water. My blender is broke. This year I used an old fashioned meat grinder clamped to the kitchen stool. ( The counter is to thick for the clamp) I remember grinding the cranberries this way as a child. I also remember this recipe taking a long time to prepare. It is soo worth the effort.















As with all holiday traditions, this is so good because it is only made at Thanksgiving and Christmas. If we treated every day as a holiday: hey, maybe a gift from God, every minute would be savored.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING