Wednesday, November 11, 2009

VTT - Cranberries (and How to Cook Them)



This turkey isn't dumb. He knows what cranberries mean. If he escapes to the "tall timbers," he won't be caught and eaten for Thanksgiving.

Cranberries are a native American plant that grow in bogs and marches. They were included in the first Thanksgiving meal by the Pilgrims and are traditionally associated with Thanksgiving. Massachusetts is the largest producer of cranberries, followed by Wisconsin.

This Cranberries and how to cook them booklet is a 1950s promotion for Eatmor brand cranberries. It has 40 pages and has general information about cranberries in addition to many recipes. The recipes are divined into six sections: Sauces and Relishes, Hot Breads, Entrees, Salads, Pies, and Desserts. Shown below are the cover and several of the pages.













The complete Cranberries and how to cook them booklet is shown on the site of the Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center in the Wetherby Cranberry Library Digital Collections. Many other cranberry publications are shown there also.


Vintage Thingies Thursdays

24 comments:

  1. Ohh.. this is very informative! Love the red.

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  2. YUMMO..i love cranberries & i love your vintage recipe leaflets :)))

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  3. I do not care what you do with cranberries, I love them. You did a very nice pot for vintage day. Thanks for dropping by my place as well.

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  4. I love cranberries, and I love that brand of them: Eatmor! I've jotted down that cranberry sauce recipe, and I think I'll give it a whirl! Thanks for sharing it!
    Happy VTT!
    Carol

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  5. I love cranberry guy! He is so cute!

    I have an admission. I have only made cranberry sauce once. It was INEDIBLE! Totally gross. Thankfully I had a back up - aka Ocean Spray!

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  6. THis is great...I love the vintage recipes, the pages are really pretty...and who could not love ole Mr. Turkey.....thanks for a great post today. Have a great VTT!

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  7. Love cranberry recipes. Love the red color to add to Christmas dishes. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment on my blog. I always enjoy your visit :-)

    Jocelyn
    http://justalittlesouthernhospitality.blogspot.com/

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  8. Awesome postcard! I LOVE vintage postcards, there is something about them...

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  9. The turkey postcard is very nice! I have seen on TV how cranberries are harvested when they float on water. Cranberries grow wild in Finland, too. We by them for Christmas covered with fine sugar , just like tiny snowballs.

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  10. love the cranberry man!

    Thanks for sharing

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  11. Great post! I may have a turkey postcard similar to yours but with the turkey posed just slightly different. Will post it sometime before Thanksgiving. :)

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  12. I love the graphics from the 1950's. Cranberries and turkeys are much a part of our Thanksgiving and cranberries are so good for you. Good VTT.

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  13. I love your post cards! Your posts are so fabulous!

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  14. I grew up in central Wisconsin, right in the HEART of cranberry growing country!!! Some of our dear friends lived and worked on the marsh (as it is called up there)

    I believe I SAW this little booklet back in the day - - - perhaps my mom had one, or maybe I saw it in the kitchen of one of our marsh friends!

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  15. I love this and I LOVE cranberries--very cool!

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  16. My DH is from MA & he loves all things cranberry but especially my cranberry orange relish made with a little cognac!

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  17. I'm not a big fan of cranberries, but I do love canned cranberry Jelly type sauce...I know, I know that's probably not the real deal...lol..maybe that's why I like it.
    But I did enjoy reading your vintage recipes. I have tried cranberries sauce made fresh still don't like it, don't like the juice either...sorry, I'll go stand in the corner now... :-(

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  18. Love the post card!
    and aren't those old recipe books awesome? This is a particularly cute one with the little cranberry person. Nice post.
    Kathy

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  19. Oh I love it! The little cranberry man is so cute! Each Thanksgiving, we start on our tree garland; popcorn and cranberries. After Christmas, we string the cranberry/popcorn on a tree outdoors. I love cranberries!

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  20. This is one of my favourite posts this month. I lvoe the way you combined the recipes with the postcard!
    Evelyn in Montreal

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  21. I do love cranberries. Love the vintage recipes. Some of them I am familiar with.

    Thanks for sharing them.

    Hugs, Jeanne

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  22. cranberry catsup? Who knew! That would be something I would try because...well...it's just a little odd.....like me! LOL Fun vintage today!

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  23. Very well done! Turkey is so cute! And so is the cranberry man. Love those 1950 graphics.

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  24. i love cranberries.. if dried ones, I love to toss a bit in the salad.. if fresh one.. I wish I know how to make the sauces coz I love having cranberry with meatballs or meatloaf.. thanks for sharing this information.. have a good weekend!

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