In praise of cranberries — 11/20/2025

A HIPPO cover showing a pile of cranberries on a white background with the word CRANBERRIES in bold black letters

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The shloop of a cranberry cylinder sliding out of its can is a very satisfying sound. But that’s not all cranberries can be. John Fladd offers more ideas for working cranberries into your cooking and cocktail making.

Also on the cover: Michael Witthaus takes a look at The Eleventh Letter Writing Gallery in Concord (page 14) and talks to Jim Messina ahead of two New Hampshire shows this weekend (page 23). Back in the food world, John Fladd talks to organizers at the Holy Trinity Cathetral Frozen Polish Food sale (page 18).

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