101 alltime favorite cranberry recipes Author:Ocean Spray Cranberry Kitchens (From first inside page): — Cranberies are truly North American berries Before Columbus came to the new world, thee tangy wild cranberries had an important place in everyday ife here. Indian squaws used cranberries t obrighten up food.l The Wampanaog Indians of the Cape Cod area treated wounds from poisoned arrows with a cranberry dressing. Squaw... more »s made their rugs and blankets colorful with cranberry juice. Pilgrim women learned of this wild berry from the friendly Indians. They soon began to create their own ways of fixing cranberries for their tables. They made cranberry sauces, bubbling tarts, and nogs.« less