I lived for many years in Carlisle MA where there is a cranberry bog. It was inactive most of the time I was there but has been reactivated and is now operated by the resident farmer at the dairy farm on the state park. He harvests the berries by flooding the field and then sells some of the crop at the ice cream stand. I think the bulk of the crop goes to Ocean Spray. Store keepers here in NC seem to think fresh cranberries need to be kept wet. I have seen them (bagged, Ocean Spray) displayed in the produce section that is regularly misted and one Whole Foods store put the bulk berries in a large container filled with water. I usually buy them bagged - dry - and then can toss a bag or two with no further wrapping in the freezer where they keep very well. One of my favorite recipes is Spiced Cranberry Sauce where the berries are cooked with sugar in port wine (no water) and then seasoned with cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Carolyn Carolyn, that sauce sounds divine. Thanks for sharing - and thanks for sharing how cranberries are displayed in NC. I have to say, I wouldn't know how to treat collard greens or okra in the produce section, so each to his own, eh? :) PJH

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