30 The Canadian Statesman Christmas Gift Guide, Wednesday, November 23,1994 - ■ ■ ■ « « Festive Cranberries Serve as Tasty Gifts 5 % Take advantage of this year's crop of plump and juicy cranberries to make such colourful colourful and delicious gifts as Frosted Cranberries, Cointreau Cranberries, Spiced Cranberries Cranberries and Cranberry Mincemeat Conserves. Frosted Cranberries Makes 4 cups 1 egg white 1 pound Ocean Spray fresh cranberries 3 cups sugar 1 tsp. ground cardamom Beat egg white until slightly foamy. Rinse cranberries and dry between paper towels. Combine sugar and cardamom in a shallow platter. Pour cranberries cranberries into egg white. Toss until until cranberries are well coated. Remove cranberries a small amount at a time (use slotted spoon to drain excess egg white) and toss in sugar mixture mixture until well coated. Repeat, using all cranberries. Place cranberries on a shallow pan in a single layer and let dry at room temperature until coating is crisp. Store in an air-tight container at room temperature. Cointreau Cranberries Makes about 3 cups 2 cups fresh cranberries, rinsed and drained 1/2 cup Cointreau 1/2 cup clear com symp 1 can (12 oz.) mandarin oranges, drained In a saucepan combine cranberries, Cointreau and com symp. Bring to a boil and simmer simmer 5 to 10 minutes or until cranberries are tender. Spoon alternating layers of cooked cranberries and mandarin oranges into sterilized jars. Cover with hot syrup in which the cranberries were cooked. Seal, cool and store. Spiced Cranberries Makes 2 pints 3 cinnamon sticks 12 whole cloves 2 whole nutmegs 1 lb. fresh cranberries 2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup water Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer 5 minutes. minutes. Spoon into sterilized glasses leaving whole spices in symp. Seal, cool and store. Cranberry Mincemeat Conserve Makes about 4 cups 2 cups fresh cranberries, rinsed and drained 1/2 cup sugar 2 cups prepared mincemeat 1/2 cup slivered almonds Grated rind of 1 small orange In a saucepan combine all ingredients and simmer until cranberries are tender, about 10 minutes. Spoon while hot into sterilized jars. Seal, cool and store. 8 Give a Gift that's Merry and Right Tis the season to give. Do it in style with Teleflora s exclusive bouquets. Beautiful keepsake gifts come with fresh flowers and stay long after the holidays are gone. To send one anywhere, call or visit our shop. The Holly Beny Boivl Bouquet Costal Hurricane Bouquet TF-A470 We deliver locally and around the world $/fC00 Telephone 623-8855 Coekerham's Florists 33 King St. W. Bowmanville, It's Time To Order Your Christmas Ham $ 25 00 each 2 kg Comes packaged in a gift box Available from any member of the Bowmanville Rotary Club, or by calling 623-9815 (leave your name and number please) Orders will be taken until Dec. 31, 1994 All proceeds to be used locally through Easter Seals programmes. V