Recipe - Dried Cranberries (Craisins)

4 cup Fresh or frozen cranberries,
rinsed and picked through
2 One half cup Granulated sugar
1 One half cup Water

The University Extension of the University of Missouri system and Lincoln
University have developed this recipe for sweetened dry cranberries:

Place berries in a heatresistant bowl.

In a saucepan, dissolve sugar in water; bring to a boil. Pour boiling syrup
over berries. Put bowl in a steamer; steam for 45 minutes. (When testing
this recipe, the extension service lined the bottom of a Dutch oven with
canning rings, added 2 inches of water and set a Pyrex bowl of berries
inside. The bowl was low enough for the Dutch oven lid to close
completely.)

Remove bowl from steamer; let cool without stirring. Cover with a clean
dishcloth and leave in a warm dry room for 3 to 4 days, stirring
occasionally.

Lift berries out of syrup. Place berries on waxed paperlined food
dehydrator trays. Dry at 145 degrees until raisinlike and easy to handle.
Store in tightly covered container up to 3 months.

St. Louis PostDispatch 12/15/1997

Submitted by Kris Elwood

Posted to KitMailbox Digest by KrisE56749 KrisE56749@aol.com on Dec 16,
1997