Native to North America, the cranberry has been party of the Native American diet for centuries. In the late 18th century, cranberries became widely distributed, and as a result, a Thanksgiving Day tradition after British botanist Joseph Banks invented the method of flooding sandy cranberry bogs with water to make the buoyant fruit easier to harvest.
Once the candle has been fully burned, clean out the jar and reuse it! The robust cork lid makes for great decorative storage.
