Basic Cranberry Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup water
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (12 ounce) bag cranberries (fresh or frozen, If you use frozen berries do not defrost them. Rinse them and add about 2 minutes t)

Preparation

Bring water, sugar and salt to a rapid boil in a medium nonreactive saucepan over high heat.
Stir occasionally to dissolve the sugar.
Stir in your cranberries and return to a boil.
Reduce your heat to medium and simmer until saucy and slightly thickened and about 2/3 of your berries have popped open-- about 5 minutes.
Place in a bowl and cool at room temperature.