Luscious Cranberry Relish

A delicious cranberry relish that must be started a day in advance, but is quick and easy to assemble. This is a wonderful combination of textures and flavors sure to compliment roast turkey and a variety of other meats. If you like cranberries, you will love this. If you dislike cranberries, this may just win you over! Cook time includes sitting overnight.

• Ready In: 24 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 6 Cups

Ingredients

• 3  cups  ground cranberries (about 2 bags fresh, ground in processor or grinder)
• 3  cups sugar
• 3 (3 ounce) boxes raspberry gelatin powder
• 3  cups boiling water
• 1 1⁄2 cups  finely chopped celery
• 1 1⁄2 cups  finely chopped apples, no need to peel
• 1 1⁄2 cups  finely chopped walnuts or 1 1⁄2 cups pecans
• 1  cup crushed pineapple, no need to drain

Directions

1. Mix the ground cranberries and sugar. Let sit in refrigerator overnight.
2. Dissolve the gelatin in the boiling water. Let cool.
3. Stir in the celery, apple, walnuts or pecans and pineapple.
4. Add the cranberry/sugar mixture and stir well. Refrigerate until thickened, stirring occasionally to keep combined.
5. You can use any red flavored gelatin successfully. I've used cranberry and raspberry and find the raspberry adds a nice flavor dimension.
6. This freezes well.