My cranberry sauce recipe is almost like the one posted by Bknox & on the back of the oceanspray bag.
Equal amounts of cranberries & sugar. 1/2 the amount of water.
If I have two cups of berries, I add two cups of sugar and one cup of water.
Throw all into a heavy pan. Bring to a boil, let boil for 15 minutes.
DO NOT STIR. Remove from heat & let cool completely.
If too hard, I add a little boiling water & stir, stir, stir
If too runny (this has only happened to me once), I return to heat for 8 minutes.
This is like jelly & I have eaten it on biscuits & toast.
My relish has less sugar so has a tart bite. This makes my two cranberry condiments very different.
hth,
donna