The Best Cranberry Sauce

Gorgeous berries from Osprey Cove Organic (& Stone Wall Farm) located in Madbury .  Thanks Charlie and Ann!
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Pick up a bottle of delicious ruby port (try to get your hands on Jewell Towne's) and pour a cup of it into a pot, then ransack your cubbard for a cup of sugar, stick of cinnamon, and a star of anise.  That's all you need to whip up a 20-minute batch of cranberry sauce that'll knock your Aunt Jane's socks off. Okay, you'll need a bunch (shoot for 12ozs.) of cranberries, too.  And an Aunt Jane, I guess.

Put all into a pot, bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes until thickened and syrupy.  Careful!  Sugar in liquid loves to boil over.  Add orange zest at the very end if you feel Martha-ry.  The finished product will be gel-like from all the pectin in the berries.  This little concoction will not disappoint on any fall/winter table.  Promise!  Super delicious.