A Nation Divided: Cranberries, Good or Bad?

Ucomics.com ^ | 11/27/03 | Sprengelmeyer and Davis

[Jack Bull]

Cranberries get their 15 minutes of fame today.

[Jack Bull]

[Akira]

Cranberries rule, and to say otherwise makes you a Commie. At least that's how I see it...

[Catspaw]

I agree.

That our nephew is engaged to the daughter of a cranberry grower has nothing to do with it.

[Jack Bull]

I'll forward your sentiments to Captain RibMan. Personally, I drink as much Cranberry Juice as Ted Kennedy drinks Scotch.

And, aren't Cranberries grown in Wellstone Country?

[sirchtruth]

What has flabbergasted me is I found out the other day that like WHITE grape juice they also make WHITE cranberry juice...

It's good!

[Akira]

Well, you bring up an interesting conundrum.

Cranberries good, cranberry juice not so good. I'm not sure what happens in the juice-making process, but they lose their appeal.

Also, those processed cranberries that come out in the shape of the can, which you have to cut into slices like some sort of loaf of bread? Not so good.

Give me the real thing. Damn, it's 8am here and you've already got me drooling.

[Catspaw]

When I return from our family Thanksgiving dinner, I'll be bringing home about 10 lbs. of fresh cranberries (they freeze well without any prep) from our nephew. I make a mean cranberry orange relish--as well as cranberry orange bread (straight from the Ocean Spray label), and cranberry muffins. I do like cranberry sauce, but fresh cranberries are the best.

[mewzilla]

I love homemade cranberry relish! But I also like cranberries in just about anything. Cranberry bump.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Cranberries transcend the categories of Good and Bad. Cranberries are Mephistophelianly wicked. Eating cranberries is pact with the devil! Americans need to realize that their addiction to cranberries makes the whole world resent them. You wonder why the Islamokazies and French hate us? Look no further than cranberries! We are a bunch of self-satisfied, cranberry gulping, narrow-minded diners.

[admiralsn]

Nothing better than a can-shape log of canberry congeal on this wonderful holiday. (Not sarcasm-- I really do love it!)

[jocon307]

"Nothing better than a can-shape log of canberry congeal on this wonderful holiday. (Not sarcasm-- I really do love it!)"

Me too, thanks for sticking up for what I think of as "non-berry" cranberry sauce. What I really like is that the can makes lines to show you where to slice it.

[McBuff]

My Mother-in-law lives in Cranbury, N.J. . .nuff said!

[KosmicKitty]

Good or bad, they are very, very good for you. May help prevent stomache & bladder cancer and the like.

If you think that Ocrean Spray cranberry juice is bad try the real stuff, with no extra sugar or grape juice. I get mine and the local "natural food" store. Great for bladder infections, but can you say "Pucker up"!!!!

Put me in the love cranberries group!

[tbpiper]

Cranberries are Mephistophelianly wicked.

In and of themselves, you may be correct. However, I have found that the spiritually toxic effects of the little devils is completely mitigated if they are consumed with copious amounts of turkey gravey and dressing. A good quanity of rosted turkey meat is good insurance also. So far, the only side effect of this 'treatment' is a strong desire to nap. Try it. I think you'll find it effecteive.
Happy Thanksgiving.

[4mycountry]

Mom likes cranberries.. I don't. *donning flame suit*

[jungleboy]

Cranberries on Thanksgiving... a conspiracy by a big Eastcoast Syndicate.

[Petronski]

Nothing better than a can-shape log of cranberry congeal on this wonderful holiday.

Oh yes! Now, the canned cranberry sauce with the berries is good too, but that cranberry flavored modern sculpture is the BEST. Slice some right off the end to preserve the can shape as long as possible. Perfect.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

It's attitudes like yours that make the French hate us. (I.e., "Be Happy, Make a Liberal Miserable.")

Happy Thanksgiving :)

[Akira]

Ahhh, yet another close-minded liberal terrorizing FR, and on Thanksgiving no less! Say goodbye to your account, Red! You've been uncovered, you Chiracophile.

Or simply succumb to the magic that is the cranberry, and all will be forgiven.

[Akira]

...a can-shape log of canberry congeal...

Ugh. Well, I couldn't have described that cranberry bastardization any better than that! I'll bet you like processed cheese spread also, huh? Vienna sausages? Spam? ;-)

Regardless, everybody have a great Thanksgiving!