Cranberries are another one of those wonderful fruits that hit the dinner table around the holiday season. Like the pomegranate, cranberries are very healthful red-colored fruits that are at their peak between October and December. Today, freezing techniques and juicing make them accessible all year.One of the reasons we enjoy cranberry around Thanksgiving is that the American Indians created a cooked sweetened sauce from the fruit for their fall feasts. They were also used decoratively (as a red dye) and medicinally, as their skins and juice were thought to help stop bleeding. An interesting fact: Cranberries have also been called “bounceberries” because the ripe ones bounce.When selecting cranberries for consumption, choose those that are deep red in color. The deeper the color, the more