A Brief Medical History Of The Cranberry

Is there a less alluring fruit than this impenetrably tart berry?From its inelegant bog origins to its dowdy association withPilgrims, there's nothing sexy about cranberries. But that's okay,because the jewel-colored berry is actually a health powerhouse --even early colonists knew it. We now consume about 400 millionpounds of cranberries a year in the form of juice, sauce, driedfruit and other popular dishes. And about 20 percent of cranberryconsumption happens during the week of Thanksgiving. But this isn'tthe first era in which cranberries have been a popular food -- anda celebratory one.

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