Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
Nothing says "My cranberry sauce is better than yours" when you've gathered the garnet-hued beauties from a wild bog. I'm telling you this now b/c it might take some research to find a bog you can comb through this fall. Worth it.