Cranberry Conversation

(Fun facts on that holiday berry.)

- A ripe cranberry will bounce.
- Cranberries were first called cranberries, most likely due to the way the flowers resemble cranes.
- They are also called mossberry in parts of Canada, fenberry in the UK and Sassamanash in certain Native American tribes.
- Cranberries were used in a Native American snack food with venison and fat.
- Cranberry bogs are only flooded for harvesting and to help the plants winter over, in the growing season they are dryer.
- Cranberries that will be sold fresh are often picked before flooding the bog.
- About 95% of cranberries grown are processed before selling. Mostly into juice but also sauces and dried.
- Cranberries were likely to have been at the Pilgrim’s Thanksgiving.
- Cranberries are though to be a superfood due to their antioxidants and phytochemicals.
- Scientist are researching its help benefits on the cardiovascular and immune systems (especially in stopping bladder infections) as well in its use and fighting cancers.