cranberry oor Afrikaans

cranberry

/ˈkræn.bɛ.ri/ naamwoord

A shrub belonging to the subgenus oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium, consisting of four species.

voorbeelde

The filling can be a homemade jam, such as raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, red or black currant, or cranberry.
Die vulsel kan tuisgemaakte konfyt wees, byvoorbeeld van frambose, aarbeie, braambessies, rooi- of swartbessies of bosbessies (cranberries).

The Native Americans utilized the cranberry’s natural preserving qualities.
Die Amerikaanse inboorlinge het gebruik gemaak van die bosbessie se natuurlike preserveervermoë.

Cranberries are his crop.
Hy boer met Amerikaanse bosbessies (cranberries).

However, the small-fruited cranberry (V. oxycoccus) grows not only in North America but also in Asia and northern and central Europe.
Daar is egter ’n ander soort bosbessie (V. oxycoccus) wat nie net in Noord-Amerika voorkom nie, maar ook in Asië sowel as in Noord- en Sentraal-Europa.

Today, Thanksgiving Day in North America is typically an occasion for a family banquet of turkey, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie—but in principle, it remains “a time for serious religious thinking, church services, and prayer.”—The World Book Encyclopedia, 1994.
Vandag is Dankdag in Noord-Amerika tipies ’n geleentheid vir ’n gesinsmaal van kalkoen, bosbessiesous en pampoenpastei—maar in beginsel bly dit “’n tyd vir ernstige godsdiensdenke, kerkdienste en gebed”.—The World Book Encyclopedia, 1994.

White cranberry harvesting
Witbosbessies wat geoes word

This berry, a close relative of the cranberry, is extremely popular in Finland and Sweden.
Hierdie bessie, wat naverwant is aan die bosbessie (cranberry), is baie gewild in Finland en Swede.

The practice of flooding the cranberry bogs at harvesttime has fostered the misconception that the berries grow underwater.
Die gebruik om die bosbessiemoerasse gedurende die oestyd te laat oorstroom, het tot die wanopvatting gelei dat die bessies onder die water groei.

Researchers have also found that cranberry juice can reduce the effects of gum disease.
Navorsers het ook gevind dat bosbessiesap tandvleissiektes kan verlig.

Variation: Replace the dried cranberries with cubes of pineapple, soft dried apricots or any other fruit of your choice.
Variasie: Vervang die bosbessies met pynappelblokkies, gedroogte appelkose of enige ander vrugte van jou keuse.

“Cranberry juice has a long and distinguished history,” says The Times of London.
“Die sap van bosbessies [cranberries] is al lank bekend vir sy besonderse eienskappe”, sê The Times van Londen.

Cranberry blossoms
Bosbessie- bloeisels

Traditionally, cranberries are part of the meal eaten on Thanksgiving Day, which is held on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada.
Bosbessies word tradisioneel tydens die ete op Dankseggingsdag geëet, wat in die Verenigde State op die vierde Donderdag in November en in Kanada op die tweede Maandag in Oktober gevier word.

Since the berry is steeped in tradition and cranberries are one of the few native North American species that are grown commercially, many think the fruit is unique to this continent.
Omdat die bessie so diep in tradisie gewortel is en bosbessies een van die min inheemse Noord-Amerikaanse spesies is wat kommersieel gekweek word, dink baie dat die vrug uniek aan daardie kontinent is.

The Encyclopædia Britannica states: “Cranberry sauce and jelly have come to be thought of as uniquely American, but the Scandinavians hold in high esteem their native lingonberry (V. vitis-idaea), the berry of which is similar to, but spicier than, the American cranberry [V. macrocarpon].”
Die Encyclopædia Britannica sê: “Mense dink dat bosbessiesous en -jellie eie aan Amerika is, maar die Skandinawiërs is trots op hulle inheemse pryselbessie (V. vitis-idaea), waarvan die vrug soortgelyk is aan die Amerikaanse bosbessie [V. macrocarpon], net geuriger.”

Cranberries, though, thrive in such soils.
Maar bosbessies groei goed in hierdie grond.

Recent medical studies indicate that drinking cranberry juice may prevent some urinary tract infections by stopping the offending bacteria from adhering to the tract walls.
Onlangse mediese studies toon dat dit kan help om sekere urinekanaalinfeksies te voorkom as jy bosbessiesap drink, omdat dit keer dat skadelike bakterieë aan die wande van die urinekanaal aanpak.

Indians gathered cranberries from low-lying peat bogs.
Die Indiane het bosbessies in laagliggende turfmoerasse gepluk.

The United States and Canada began in time to realize the importance of wetlands and bogs for their production of rice and cranberries.
Die Verenigde State en Kanada het mettertyd die belangrikheid van moerasse vir hulle produksie van rys en rooibosbessies begin besef.

Thus, in years gone by, scurvy-prone sailors bought barrels of cranberries to take with them on long voyages.
Matrose, wat maklik skeurbuik kon opdoen, het dus vroeër jare vate vol bosbessies gekoop om saam te neem wanneer hulle op lang reise gegaan het.

In specially prepared bogs across the northeastern and northwestern United States and in Canada, farmers produce more than 550 million pounds [250 million kg] of cranberries in a single year.
In spesiaal voorbereide moerasse regoor die noordooste en noordweste van die Verenigde State en in Kanada, kweek boere in een jaar meer as 250 miljoen kilogram bosbessies.

They made a food called pemmican, which was a mixture of dried meat or fish ground together with cranberries.
Hulle het pemmikaan gemaak, ’n mengsel wat bestaan uit gedroogde vleis of vis wat saam met bosbessies fyngemaak is.

THE land had self-sown wheat, salmon-filled streams, wild “wine berries” (cranberries), and frost-free winters.
DIE land het opslagkoring, strome vol salm, wilde “wynbessies” (rooibosbessies) en rypvrye winters gehad.

Rich in vitamin C and antioxidants, “cranberry juice also has antimicrobial qualities, which makes it especially effective in combating urinary-tract infections.”
Behalwe dat dit ryk aan vitamien C en anti-oksidante is, “het bosbessiesap ook antimikrobiese eienskappe, wat dit ’n baie doeltreffende middel maak om urinekanaalinfeksies te bestry”.

There, too, I admired, though I did not gather, the cranberries, small waxen gems, pendants of the meadow grass, pearly and red, which the farmer plucks with an ugly rake, leaving the smooth meadow in a snarl, heedlessly measuring them by the bushel and the dollar only, and sells the spoils of the meads to Boston and New York; destined to be jammed, to satisfy the tastes of
Daar, ook ek bewonder, alhoewel ek nie versamel, The Cranberries, ́n klein wasgeel juwele, hangers van die weigras, Pearly en rooi, wat die boer pluk met ́n lelike hark, die verlaat van die gladde weide in ́n grauwen heedlessly te meet hulle deur die maatemmer en slegs die dollar, en verkoop die buit van die Meads na Boston en New York, bestem is om te word vasgesteek, die smaak van om te voldoen aan