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Cranberrt Juice Cocktail

From Mary Martensen's 1933 Century Of Progress Cookbook (1933).

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A historical recipe

Mary Martensen's 1933 Century Of Progress Cookbook, by The Chicago American (1933).

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 2 ingredients

  1. 4 cups of cranberries
  2. 4 cups of water

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Cranberry Source of vitamin C

    Source of vitamin C · 14 mg per 100 g, 18% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Cranberries, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
  • Blending hot liquid. Let it cool a little first, fill the blender no more than a third, and hold the lid down with a folded towel. Start on the lowest speed. A stick blender in the pan is safer.

Method

  1. Cook together 4 cups of cranberries with 4 cups of water until all the skins pop open.
  2. Strain through a cheese doth.
  3. Bring the juice to boiling point, add twO'thirds cup sugar and cook until it boils 2 minutes.
  4. Serve cold.
  5. May be blended with ginger ale or charged water when served, using equal amounts.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Blender
  • Sieve
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Credit

From Mary Martensen's 1933 Century Of Progress Cookbook (1933), printed page 8, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/1933centuryofprogresscookbook

What was changed: Read by machine from the book's scanned text into ingredients and method. The title's capitals were tidied; spelling and scanning errors are left as they are.