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Cranberries: When will the be available to buy?

edmund_blackadder
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Hi,

I'm hoping to make some Cranberry Gin again this year but I want to get started as soon as possible as I would like to send it as a gift for Christmas.

Does anyone know if fresh Cranberries are available in any supermarkets yet? If not, any idea when they will appear?

Thanks


EB
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  • katholicos
    katholicos Posts: 2,658 Forumite
    The earliest i've seen them in supermarkets is December, but i was in Julian Graves this afternoon and they had bags of dried cranberries 1/2 price (i think). Presumably they would swell when covered with gin anyway so perhaps that might be an idea?
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  • edmund_blackadder
    edmund_blackadder Posts: 7,151 Forumite
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    katholicos wrote: »
    The earliest i've seen them in supermarkets is December, but i was in Julian Graves this afternoon and they had bags of dried cranberries 1/2 price (i think). Presumably they would swell when covered with gin anyway so perhaps that might be an idea?


    Unfortunately they need to be fresh (or frozen, I guess) as you need the juice from then to flavour the gin.
    I enjoy a pint of beer each night for it's health benefits. The other pints are for my witty comebacks and flawless dance moves.
  • babyshoes
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    Hmm, I may be wrong (hopefully someone will correct me if I am) but I wouldn't have though now was the right season for cranberries as all the other similar berries like redcurrants have been and gone. I suspect any you can buy now will be imported, so when they will be available in the shops depends more on demand than seasonality.
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  • floyd
    floyd Posts: 2,722 Forumite
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    October is peak Cranberry season so you might see some soon. Marks and Spencer usually have them early but its not very OS ;)
  • edmund_blackadder
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    floyd wrote: »
    October is peak Cranberry season so you might see some soon. Marks and Spencer usually have them early but its not very OS ;)


    Thanks ... I'll take a look :)
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  • wembley78_2
    wembley78_2 Posts: 95 Forumite
    Fresh Cranberries are now available in some Sainsbury's stores
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  • thatguy1
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    wembley78 wrote: »
    Fresh Cranberries are now available in some Sainsbury's stores

    Sainsbury's Cranberries 300g £4 - Online Item code: 0425797

    expensive!
  • edmund_blackadder
    edmund_blackadder Posts: 7,151 Forumite
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    Thanks all .... I think they are pretty much available in all supermarkets now. Managed to get some in Asda last week :)
    I enjoy a pint of beer each night for it's health benefits. The other pints are for my witty comebacks and flawless dance moves.
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