Susan Stamberg's Cranberry Relish Tradition

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A 'Splendid Table' Set With Mama Stamberg's Relish()  

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November 16, 2012 In yet another installment of a long-standing NPR tradition, Susan Stamberg sneaks her (in)famous family recipe for cranberry relish on the air. This year, she talks to Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of The Splendid Table — who isn't fooled for a second.

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Mrs. Stamberg's Cranberry Relish Goes To Washington()  

Thanksgiving At The White House: First families have a lot to be thankful for — including the world-class chefs who make their food. Susan Stamberg shares her mother-in-law's cranberry relish recipe with two veteran presidential chefs. They say it reminds them of the infamous "cheddar cheese ring" from the Carter administration.

November 18, 2011 This year, Susan Stamberg brings her mother-in-law's famous cranberry relish recipe to two veteran White House chefs. They say it reminds them of the infamous "cheddar cheese ring" from the Carter administration.

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Coolio Samples Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish()  

Cookin' With Coolio

November 19, 2010 Susan Stamberg first broadcast her mother-in-law's "sounds terrible, tastes terrific" relish recipe on All Things Considered in 1972. This year, she asked rapper and chef Coolio to taste the Pepto-Bismol-hued Thanksgiving dish: "The color is a little weird, but it was actually quite good," he reports.

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Stamberg And Reichl Make Cranberry Relish()  

A bowl of Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish

November 20, 2009 In an NPR tradition, the Friday before Thanksgiving is the time for Susan Stamberg to share her weird-sounding — but delicious — recipe for cranberry relish. This year, she's found a real fan: food expert Ruth Reichl.

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Thanksgiving Treat: Special Cranberry Relish()  

A bowl of Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish

November 21, 2008 Every year as Thanksgiving approaches, friends ask NPR's Susan Stamberg for her mother-in-law's recipe for cranberry relish. The side dish combines the sweet tartness of cranberries with soothing sour cream — and gets a kick from a little horseradish. "It sounds terrible but tastes terrific," Stamberg says.

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Thanksgiving Menu: Football, Cranberry Relish()  

Brett Favre

November 21, 2007 Two Thanksgiving Day traditions endure — football and cranberry relish. John Feinstein reviews this year's NFL matchups, and Susan Stamberg persuades him to give an old family recipe a try.

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Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish Recipe()  

November 23, 2006 Every year as Thanksgiving approaches, fans ask Susan Stamberg for her mother-in-law's recipe for cranberry relish. Read that recipe and a bonus recipe for garlicky cranberry chutney.

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Holiday Manners: Don't Refuse the Cranberry Relish()  

Mama Stamberg's cranberry relish, with turkey and sweet potatoes.

November 17, 2006 With the annual brace of holidays approaching, it's a good time to remind dinner guests of a few basic rules of etiquette. Like don't complain when you're served something you may not like — even Susan Stamberg's awful-sounding favorite holiday dish.

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A Domestic Diva Talks Relish()  

Martha Stewart

November 18, 2005 It's pink and lumpy. It's an NPR Thanksgiving tradition. And this year it's the subject of a conversation with world-famous entrepreneur Martha Stewart.

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Pure Chocolate, with Relish()  

Chocolate-stuffed figs

November 19, 2004 Thanksgiving approaches, followed by the rest of the holiday season. In a holiday-eating preview, NPR's Susan Stamberg bypasses the turkey — and heads right for dessert. Specifically chocolate. But she does manage to insinuate her favorite holiday recipe into the mix.

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The Recipe's Origins

As Susan Stamberg has noted, her mother-in-law got the recipe from a 1959 New York Times clipping of Craig Claiborne's recipe for cranberry relish. In 1993, Claiborne told Stamberg: "Susan, I am simply delighted. We have gotten more mileage, you and I, out of that recipe than almost anything I've printed."