Name: To Make Sugared Cranberries and Mint Leaves
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 3 hr
Yield: Makes enough to garnish 1 trifle
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon powdered egg whites; 1 tablespoon warm water; 9 raw cranberries; 6 fresh mint leaves; 1/4 cup sugar

Though the cranberries look gorgeous, you wouldn't want to eat them—they're extremely tart when raw. The mint leaves, however, are positively delicious. Fresh raw cranberries yielded the most attractive garnish; thawed frozen berries may collapse and shrivel. Feel free to increase the amounts we've provided here if you'd like to make your decoration more elaborate.

Cooks' note:

·Mint leaves will darken if not used within a few hours, but cranberries will keep, uncovered, 1 day.

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