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Cranberries
CRANBERRY FACTS
Cranberries are one of North America‘s three
native fruits (concord grapes and blueberries are the others).
Almost 1,000 years ago wild cranberries were very important for the
Native Americans. They ate the fresh wild cranberries or dried them
for later use. The cranberries were an essential part of their diet. For
example they created „pemmican“, a kind of cereal bar, and took it
with them on long trips.
Special fruit needs special cultivation…
Today cranberries are grown in huge wetlands. Wisconsin,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington are the five
states across the northern part of the United States which are the
largest producers of cranberries. These regions offer the special
conditions that cranberries require, including sandy soil, plenty of
fresh water and a growing season from May to October. Cranberries
grow in beds which are in general known as „bogs“ or „marshes“.
Cranberry vines will bear fruit indefinitely with proper care. Some
cranberry bogs have vines that are over 100 years old.
…and a very special harvest
The cranberry harvest begins in mid-September and extends for a
few weeks.
For more than 100 years, the fruit was picked by hand and the
whole town turned out for the harvest. They used wooden hand
rakes to comb the cranberries from the vines.
Today there are two methods, wet and dry, to harvest the cranberries. Wet harvested berries are generally processed, while dry
harvested berries are most often sold as fresh fruit.
Sweet juice and delicious food
Fresh cranberries are often served as compote
or jelly called cranberry sauce. The sauce is
traditionally served with roast turkey at Thanksgiving.
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The Native Americans used cranberry juice for coloring rugs
and blankets and also for medicine.
The early settlers gave the cranberry its modern name. To them, the
pink cranberry blossoms resembled the heads of cranes; therefore
the word „crane berry“, later contracted to „cranberry“.
In 1816 the first commercial cranberry beds were planted in Dennis,
Massachusetts.
Wet: Most
cranberries
are harvested using the wet method.
Growers flood their marshes with
water then use harvesting machines
that loosen the cranberries from the
vines. Because of small air pockets
in their center, the cranberries float
on the water‘s surface and growers
collect the berries.
Harvest
Cranberry - a native fruit
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Dry:
A small amount of
cranberries are dry harvested. This
process uses mechanical pickers that
„comb“ the berries and conveyor
belts carry them to attached bags.
These bags are emptied into bins and
delivered to fresh fruit stations where the berries go through a bounce
test: The good berries will bounce
the others won‘t. Dry harvested
berries are sold as fresh fruit.
The berry is also used in baking like muffins, scones and cakes.
But the cranberry is normally too sour to be eaten on its own.
A major use of cranberries is to make cranberry juice. The juice is
usually sweetened or mixed with other fruit juice.
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Cranberries
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS
Cranberry - a native fruit
Words, Words, Words
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cultivation
Anbau
native fruit
einheimische Früchte
… an essential part of their diet
… ein wichtiger Teil ihrer Ernährung
… the pink cranberry blossom …
… die rosa Cranberry Blüte …
crane
Kranich
… the first commercial cranberry beds …
… die ersten kommerziellen Cranberry Beete …
… are grown in huge wetlands
… werden in riesigen Feuchtgebieten angebaut
Special fruit needs special cultivation…
to grow
wachsen
… offer the special conditions …
… bieten die besonderen Bedingungen …
to require
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sandy soil
sandige Erde
cranberry vines
Cranberry Reben
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to bear fruits
Früchte tragen
...and a very special harvest
harvest
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… wooden hand rakes …
… hölzerne Handrechen …
to comb
kämmen
… are generally processed, …
… werden normalerweise weiterverarbeitet, …
… on the water‘s surface
… auf der Wasseroberfläche…
mechanical picker
Pflückmaschine
conveyor belts
Förderbänder
to bounce
springen
Sweet juice and delicious food
... are served …
… werden serviert …
a major use
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CRANBERRY FACTS
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Do you know the answers?
1. What kind of fruits are cranberries in North America?
2. How did the Native Americans take cranberries on long trips?
3. How was cranberry juice used by Native Americans?
4. How did cranberries get their name?
5. When were the first commercial cranberry beds planted?
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SPECIAL FRUIT NEEDS SPECIAL CULTIVATION…
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Name the States
Where are the „Cranberry States“? Fill in the gaps.
• Oregon
• Wisconsin
• Michigan
• New Jersey
• Washington
• Massachusetts
• Minnesota
What is the word?
1. A special word for the place where the cranberries grow?
2. How many states are the largest producers of cranberries?
3. What is the name of the fruit that looks like the head of a bird?
4. It is the name of a city and a state in the USA?
5. What do plants do to get bigger?
6. It sounds like something to drink, but you can‘t drink it.
Cranberries grow on it.
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…AND A VERY SPECIAL HARVEST
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True or false?
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There is only one method to harvest the cranberry.
The cranberry harvest begins in mid-September.
Growers flood the marshes to wash the berries.
Dry harvested cranberries must be picked by hand.
Cranberries float and bounce.
Dry harvested berries are sold as fresh fruit.
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„HEALTHY INFORMATION“ –
Cranberry Facts -6-
Please translate this text:
Cranberries and cranberry products have many important health benefits.
100 g of fresh cranberries contain: 52 kcal/ 218 kJ, 2 mg sodium, 56 mg potassium, 6 mg phosphorus, 7,5 -10,5 mg vitamin C.
Historically, Native Americans used cranberries to relieve a variety of illnesses; and sailors ate cranberries to prevent a disease
called scurvy.
Today‘s health research points to promising new evidence that cranberries are not only a healthy, low-calorie fruit; they may also
help prevent urinary tract infections and reduce the risk of gum disease, ulcers and heart disease. Research on these areas
and on additional health benefits is ongoing.
Here some words you can‘t find in a school dictionary:
sodium
Natrium
potassium
Kalium
phosphorus
Phosphor
scurvy
Skorbut (Scharbock, Krankheit aus Mangel an Vitamin C)
urinary tract infections
Harnwegsinfektionen
gum disease
Zahnfleischerkrankung
ulcers
Geschwüre
heart disease
Herzerkrankung
Internet search:
Find out more about health benefits of cranberries.
Here are some addresses:
www.cranberries-usa.de
www.uscranberries.com
www.cranberryinstitute.org
www.wikipedia.us
www.google.com
(Now, you could discuss in class what you think about the health benefits of cranberries.)
Make an advertising poster.
Go together in a group of three or four people and make an advertising poster
about cranberries. Get some information in the internet and from magazines…
Please use only English.
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