My mother was like, ‘I can’t believe you guys really prefer this.’ My brother and I were united: ‘We are Team Canned Cranberry Sauce! '”AdvertisementA MAINER’S INVENTIONIt turns out we have a Mainer to thank for canned cranberry sauce. Fans of canned sauce say the uneven textures and tannic bitterness of fresh cranberry sauce turned them off as kids. It hit my sweet-tooth spot.”A HOLIDAY TABLE MUST-HAVEEven chefs aren’t immune to the lure of canned cranberry sauce. “When I’m doing leftover turkey sandwiches the following day, little do they know, I’ll use canned sauce as a spread.

Source: CNN December 22, 2025 11:50 UTC