Fresh Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 (12-ounce) package fresh cranberries
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
• 1 tablespoon orange liqueur
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans or sliced almonds, toasted (optional)

Preparation

1. Bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add cranberries, rind, and liqueur; return to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. If desired, stir in toasted pecans. Cover and chill 1 hour or until firm.
2. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Cointreau for orange liqueur.
3. Beebe Roberts, Birmingham, Alabama