Add zest to your tossed green salad with some dried cranberries

  Energize your favorite fruit smoothie by blending in some cranberry juice

 Transform your trail mix with the refreshing taste of dried cranberries

 Surprise your guest by topping seafood or poultry with a tangy cranberry relish

 Chop cranberries with a food processor for quick results

 12 oz of cranberries equals 3 cups

 If a favorite recipe calls for 4 cups (16 oz) of cranberries, it can adapted to the 12 oz bag size by cutting all ingredients by one-fourth

 Refrigerate leftover cranberry sauce or cranberry orange relish for several days, or freeze in an air-tight container up to a full year.

  To prepare your cranberries for cooking, rinse in cold water. The berries can easily be frozen for up to nine months. Just pop them in your freezer for later use (wash before you use them, but not before freezing). When ready to use, do not thaw