Candied Cranberries – A total disaster

By Jerry • Nov 21st, 2008 • Category: Personal Ramblings

OK, the morning started out with a plan.  I was going to start out making candied cranberries as a topping for a tartlet I’ll be making tomorrow.  This was to be the “pop” of color and flavor on top.  Well, they popped, all right!  I dropped my perfectly and carefully prepared cranberries into my oh-so-gently simmering simple syrup, as per the directions and each and every one of them split wide open within five seconds.

The end result? See for yourself…

the-candied-cranberry-debacle

Great looking jelly.  Not so much a bunch of pretty cranberries that would be worthy of topping a white chocolate tartlet.

Ah well, I suppose I’ll have to find a different garnish, but i was looking forward to candied cranberries!  Maybe if I plump up some Craisins in wine or rum, that would be good?

Any suggestions?

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Jerry is the epitome of cooking without a plan. As a matter of fact, he secretly wishes he could participate in an Iron Chef America episode, simply because it is one place where he wouldn't feel at all out of place. Not knowing the ingredients beforehand doesn't make him nervous at all. Of course, the reality is that he'd probably lose and look entirely foolish, but hey, it would still be fun!
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2 Responses »

  1. Judy on November 21st, 2008 at 11:51 am:

    Sad :( Too bad you can’t salvage any of these! The craisin would look pretty anyway!

  2. Dinodel on November 23rd, 2008 at 12:09 am:

    hahah garnish huh!! what about chocolate??

    Dino

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