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Susan Stamberg's Cranberry Relish Tradition

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Go Pink: 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()  

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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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Recipes for the Holidays

Thanksgiving Menu: Football, Cranberry Relish()  

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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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Food

Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish Recipe()  

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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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Recipes for the Holidays

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

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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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Holidays

A Domestic Diva Talks Relish()  

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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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Food

Pure Chocolate, with Relish()  

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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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Arts & Life

Sid Caesar's Rendition of the Recipe()  

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November 21, 2003 Sid Caesar talks to Susan Stamberg about his long career in show business — and gets cajoled into performing her mother-in-law's cranberry relish recipe (you must listen to the end of her report to hear it).

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Stamberg, Fans Dish About Cranberry Relish()  

November 23, 2002 Every Thanksgiving season, Susan Stamberg shares her classic family recipe for cranberry relish. This year, some NPR fans share their own relish rituals, reviews and serving suggestions.

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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."