Today, November 23rd, is Eat a Cranberry Day.

Cranberries come from the cranberry bush, a dwarf shrub that grows in acidic bogs. Commercially, cranberries are grown in cranberry beds, which are surrounded by dykes to hold water in, allowing the bushes to be grown in water.

Cranberries are rarely eaten by themselves as they are sharp, sour and bitter in taste. The most common use for cranberries is in drinks such as cranberry juice, but they can also be found in other foods such as preserves and are used in cooking.

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