Cranberry Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. raw cranberries
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. water
1/2 c. orange juice
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. grated orange zest

Preparation

Place the cranberries, sugar, water and orange juice in a heavy saucepan; bring to the boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat and simmer until the berries break open and the liquid is reduced a bit. Remove from the heat; add cinnamon and orange zest. The sauce will thicken as it cools. It will last refrigerated up to a month. Makes 3 to 4 cups.