The women in my family are addicted to this mandatory holiday dish. It has cranberry tartness combined with the sweetness of grapes and mandarin oranges, all encompassed in the comfort of jello. It comes from the "It's About Thyme" cookbook by Marge Clark, who by her recipes must be a special lady.

Ingredients

20 serv.

fresh cranberries or frozen cranberries, picked over and washed↗1
water↗4 cups
baking soda↗1⁄4 teaspoon
sugar↗2 cups
strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert (3 small boxes)9 ounces
miniature marshmallows4 cups
red apples, diced↗2 cups
chopped nuts (optional)1 cup
crushed pineapple, drained↗1
mandarin oranges, drained↗3
green seedless grapes or red seedless grapes, halved↗1 -2 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1
Cook cranberries in the 4 cups water to a boil.
2
Add soda and stir and enjoy watching it bubble up.
3
Simmer 10 minutes.
4
Stir in sugar, jello, and marshmallows.
5
Stir until melted.
6
Let mixture cool.
7
Add apples, nuts, pineapple, oranges, and grapes.
8
Pour into one 9" x 13" pan and one 8" x 8" pan.
9
Chill until firm.

Source: food.com

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