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October 2024 newsletter: cranberries

J.O. Sims welcomes the cranberry harvest

Creating delicious ingredients with Ocean Spray

Harvest time at a cranberry bog in Massachusetts

pictures of faces of team in cranberry bogJ.O. Sims are the UK’s largest importer of cranberries and exclusive agent for Ocean Spray cranberries. Our ingredients team has just returned from seeing this year’s harvest in Massachusetts, USA.

So, what did they find out about how cranberries are harvested?

  • The night before harvest the bog is flooded with up to 18 inches of water
  • Water reels churn the water and loosen the cranberries from the vine
  • Four tiny air pockets in each berry allow then to float to the surface
  • The berries are corralled together, loaded into trucks and sent to receiving stations
  • After cleaning and sorting the berries are frozen and then dried
  • Ready to be used as a delicious, nutritious and versatile fruit.

Bursting with flavour and goodness

Cranberries are sweet and bursting with flavour – an easy to use, sustainably grown, zero waste fruit with multiple health benefits and versatile product usage.

Health benefits

Vibrant, tangy and tasty, cranberries are a superfood packed with anti-oxidants and essential vitamins and minerals to boost well-being. They are high in carbohydrates important for energy release, a great source of fibre, important for satiety and gut health, and are cholesterol free, which is important for cardiovascular health.

 

Cranberry ingredient options

As a versatile ingredient, our cranberries are available in a variety of formats – dried, frozen, concentrate, puree or infused – our Berryfusions cranberries can be combined with the natural taste of other fruits. Our cranberries can be used in a diverse range of products covering cereals, snack bars, baked goods, cheese, desserts and juice products.

Try our delicious and nutritious recipe

Festive spiced mulled cranberry mince pies

Method:

  1. Pre heat oven to 180c (350f)
  2. Mix the mincemeat, cranberries, orange juice concentrate & spices until combined
  3. Cut 12 large circles of puff pastry for the bases and 12 slightly smaller circles for the lids
  4. Grease 12 individual round 3inch tins.
  5. Place the large puff pastry disks in the bottom of the tins ensuring smooth.
  6. Add 30g of cranberry mincemeat to each tin.
  7. Top with smaller disc sealing the edges with cold water.
  8. Brush with milk and bake for 10 to 12 minutes until pastry is golden brown and crisp.
  9. Remove from oven and leave to cool.
Preparation time:

20 minutes (cook time 12 minutes)

Ingredients:

320g puff pastry sheet (ready rolled)

265g mincemeat

220g Orange Berryfusion cranberries or standard dried cranberries

15g orange juice concentrate

1g cinnamon

1g mixed spice

20g milk

20g caster sugar (for dusting)

for more information on our products please get in touch.
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