Wisconsin's Beautiful Spiced Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 lb cranberries (fresh or frozen)
• 2 oranges
• juice and zest of
• 1 tablespoon anise seed
• crushed in a mortar & pestle
• 1 34 cups sugar

Instructions

1. In a large sauce-pan, dump berries, orange juice & zest, crushed anise seeds (keep star anise pods whole); partially cover pan with lid.
2. Cook gently until berries pop; stir in the sugar, and once dissolved, boil until about 200 degrees F. (10-15 minutes).
3. Remove pan from heat, spoon into hot jars, seal with two-part lids; process in boiling-water bath 15 minutes (sea level).
4. Label, store in cool dark place.
5. OR for immediate use: skip the processing and keep in the fridge.
6. SERVE with Thanksgiving dinner.