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O N T H E TA B L E Cranberry Craze WRITTEN BY MIA MISCHUK-O’BRIEN PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANNE-MARIE CARUSO Good for your brain and heart, cranberries contain antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds said to ward off age-related memory loss, as well as increase good HDL cholesterol. Get a healthy dose of cranberry goodness with Wayne’s Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Cookbook recipe for cranberry apple chutney. Serve as a condiment for turkey, pork and fish, or as an appetizer spooned over cream cheese spread on Melba toast. Great Grain’s Cranberry Almond Crunch Cereal $3.28 Jack’s Super Foodtown, Wayne | Ocean Spray Cran-Mango Juice Drink $4.69 Corrado’s, Wayne | Celestial Seasonings Cranberry Apple Zinger Herbal Tea $3.09 Jack’s Super Foodtown, Wayne 56 CRANBERRY APPLE CHUTNEY Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups of granulated sugar 1/2 cup of water 1 package of cranberries (12 oz.), fresh or frozen 2 medium Fuji apples, cut into 1/4 inch pieces 1/2 cup of golden raisins 1 medium onion, chopped 1/2 cup of packed light brown sugar 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon of ground ginger 1 teaspoon of ground cloves 1/8 teaspoon of ground allspice 1/4 cup of cider vinegar 1/2 cup of walnuts, toasted and chopped Directions: In a heavy two-quart saucepan, combine granulated sugar and water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Gently boil for three minutes. Add cranberries, apples, raisins, onion, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice and vinegar. Bring to a boil again over high heat. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer, uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes, or until mixture is very thick, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let cool. Stir in walnuts. (Can be covered and refrigerated for up to two weeks before serving) Stilton Cheese with Cranberries $17.99/lb. Gary’s Wine & Marketplace, Wayne | Nature’s Garden Cranberry Healthy Mix $4.99 Jack’s Super Foodtown, Wayne | McCutcheon’s Cranberry Orange Marmalade $6.19 Farm’s View Market, Wayne | Stonewall Kitchen New England Cranberry Relish $5.99 Gary’s Wine & Marketplace, Wayne WAYNE MAGAZINE BACK TO SCHOOL 2015 Concord Foods Fresh Cranberry Bread Mix $3.85 A&P, Wayne | Ca