Round 3 of Cranberry Goodness

We have opened jars of the Cranberry Lemonade and the Cranberry Sangria I canned a few weeks ago. There ought to be a law against drinks that tasty. The Cranberry Sweet Tea was so good I canned 5 more quarts the other night.

Now cranberries are only available in the Fall so I have to keep making all the goodies with them. At the end of the summer I went to a free class at my local library on how to make mocktails (trust me this story is going someplace). In the class the mixologist discussed simple syrups. Well blow me over but I already know how to make simply syrups.

I tried a new cranberry orange simple syrup recipe. It is delicious and just the perfect syrup for a winter/Christmas mocktail. I gifted the first batch I made. I received pictures of the beautiful cocktails made from the recipients.

It does leave me with mushy cranberries that have been infused with sugar and orange juice. I hate to waste food so I throw them on my dehydrator trays and the next day I have a jar of craisins. I use these in some baked goods and they are also delicious in morning oatmeal.