Massachusetts: Cranberry Bogging Through the Bay State
america the bountiful

Indigenous people have been harvesting and eating wild cranberries for millennia. European settlers started to cultivate cranberries in Massachusetts in 1816 and the berry remains an integral part of the Bay State's cultural and culinary landscape today. Capri learns how indigenous groups use cranberries in traditional cooking, puts on her boots and enters a family-owned cranberry bog on Cape Cod and samples a variety of cranberry-inspired dishes.

Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 113

About America The Bountiful:

AMERICA THE BOUNTIFUL will take viewers on a weekly journey into America's heartland to learn about culture and find inspiration in the personal, emotionally moving chronicles of farmers, artisans, restauranteurs, and home cooks through the fare that they grow, produce, and eat.

In each of 13 episodes, Capri meets with guests to shine a spotlight on the vibrant, and culturally diverse untold food stories and traditions hidden in rural and small-town America.

From indigenous chefs to multigenerational family farmers, Capri introduces the audience to those who make up the cultural and culinary tapestry that forms the rich story of the United States.


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Thu, Nov 27 6:00 A.M. Salmon In Washington State     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, Dec 4 6:00 A.M. Pumpkin In Illinois     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, Dec 11 6:00 A.M. Olives In California     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, Dec 18 6:00 A.M. Beef In Texas     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, Dec 25 6:00 A.M. Taro In Hawaii     NH Create (11.4)


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