An account from the American colonies in 1672 mentions the ways that both Native Americans and European settlers used cranberries, "boyling them with sugar for a sauce to eat with their meat."
https://www.foodandwine.com/holidays-events/thanksgiving/story-behind-thanksgivings-most-polarizing-dish
https://www.foodandwine.com/holidays-events/thanksgiving/story-behind-thanksgivings-most-polarizing-dish
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Ocean Spray jellied cranberries with half of a small turkey (the best I could find, no whole birds then).