/oss/taxonomy/term/2373/all en /oss/article/did-you-know-history/cranberries-superfood <p>Cranberries are commonly associated with Thanksgiving but in early America they played a varied role. Besides the berries serving as food, the plant’s leaves were commonly used for tea or as a tobacco substitute. Native Americans also combined cranberries with dried meat to prepare a special “energy bar” called pemmican that could be stored well and during wintertime provided a good source of fat and protein. Cranberries also had medicinal applications.</p> Sat, 20 May 2017 22:41:32 +0000 OSS 2454 at /oss