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Susan Stamberg's Cranberry Relish Tradition Every year since 1971, NPR's Susan Stamberg has managed to sneak on the air her mother-in-law's recipe for cranberry relish. She's sprinkled it into dialogue from movies, tricked celebrities into reading it and even had it put to music. The Thanksgiving tradition continues.
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Susan Stamberg's Cranberry Relish Tradition

Susan Stamberg's annual Thanksgiving tradition of reading the recipe for cranberry relish continues.

A Thanksgiving How-To

Thanksgiving Treat: Special Cranberry Relish

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.

Thanksgiving Treat: Special Cranberry Relish

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A Thanksgiving Feast For The Ears And Eyes

Thanksgiving Menu: Football, Cranberry Relish

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.

Thanksgiving Menu: Football, Cranberry Relish

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Holiday Recipes

Holiday Manners: Don't Refuse the Cranberry Relish

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.

Holiday Manners: Don't Refuse the Cranberry Relish

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Pure Chocolate Recipes for the Holidays

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.

Pure Chocolate Recipes for the Holidays

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Sid Caesar: Still Funny After All These Years

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).

Sid Caesar: Still Funny After All These Years

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Susan Stamberg, Fans Dish About Cranberry Relish

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.

Susan Stamberg, Fans Dish About Cranberry Relish

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