A tart taste and a colorful past

Devyn LeBlanc ECB Publishing, Inc. Cranberries, they're tart and often pushed to the side in favor of sweeter berries such as strawberries and raspberries. During the winter holidays, however, the cranberry is a holiday staple baked into cookies, sweet breads and sauces. Native Americans used cranberries as a staple as early as 1550. They ate cranberries fresh, ground or mashed with cornmeal and baked into bread. They also mixed cranberries with dried meat and animal fat to make a dish know