TIL Wisconsin produces over half of all cranberries in the world. 5% is sold fresh: majority is for sauce, juice, dried fruit, etc. Settlers called the fruit “crane berry” cause the blossoms resemble the head of a Sandhill crane. It takes about 4,400 cranberries to make 1 gallon of juice.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/food/2021/09/14/fun-facts-cranberries-wisconsin-worlds-…
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