Oh my loves.
It is with great joy I bring y'all my Great Grandma Mary's cranberry relish recipe.
She was one of those amazing people you never ever can replicate. Her garden was vast, her guest rooms filled with missionaries. Her heart filled with love for others. She was always willing to serve.
When our car pulled into the snowy drive in Corning New York, she would run down the drive and whip the car door open. She'd hug the snot out of you before you could even get the seat belt un-done. She'd go on and on about how tall we were and her laugh would ring out in the freezing winter air. She had a delicious laugh.
She'd usher us all into the house, through the mud room and into her tiny kitchen. The kitchen would be laden with gigantic brown sugar cookies. In the fridge was an antique yellow-ware bowl full of carmel pudding. The tiny peninsula had a small glass bowl full of the last of the autumn's concord grapes. The hall closet was sure to have the old orchard box, subdued with wooden toys and old sewing spools, perfect for tiny hands to play with.
The leather-bound guest book and jars full of mints sat on marble top table in the living room. We'd read old posts and laugh and cry and Grandpa Ira would sneak us mints. The next morning I'd eat my gigantic bowl of oatmeal while she would name the birds sitting at her wooden bird feeder. Black-capped Chickadees, finches, Eastern Blue-jays, and winter wrens. She'd read and read and believed you should never stop learning.
I could reminisce for days to y'all about the wonders of Great Grandma Mary and her house. She's with Jesus now. And I can't wait for my day in Glory when I get to introduce her to my Drew and my daughter. She'll probably just hug the snot out of them.
Great Grandma Mary's Cranberry Relish.
1 apple
1 orange with peel
1 can crushed pineapple
1 cup pecans
1 bag of cranberries
1 box red raspberry jello
IN a food processor--pulse the apple, orange and pecans until coarsley chopped. Place in a large bowl. Add in pineapple. Process cranberries and add those in as well. In a separate bowl, add 1 cup boiling water to jello, stir and add immediately to the large bowl. Stir and chill 24 hours covered.
Serve with your Thanksgiving Day favorites.
And remember.
Your influence can last a lifetime. Your legacy can be remembered by the first, second, third and fourth generations. So love with your whole heart. Remember and tell the stories of others. Use every holiday to share your heart and your home fiercely. Life is about loving on others and caring for those sacred relationships. And don't forget to hug the snot out of someone.
Love Y'all.
Ashley