Websettlers were introduced to the cranberry’s usefulness by local indigenous people who not only ate the berry raw, but also used it in sauces, puddings, breads, and. Webuntil the 1940s, growers on the washington coast used dry cranberry harvesting. During the 40s, most cranberry farmers on the long beach peninsula. Webbala’s cranberry connection began with george mollard, who noticed wild cranberries while he was surveying peat bogs and started the first cranberry farm in the. Webfruit was first farmed in north america on the east coast of canada and usa. Cooked into tangy sauces, squeezed into bright red juice, folded into muffin batter. Webhere are some great moments in the history of this superfood: Cranberries were a staple for native americans, who harvested wild cranberries. Webcranberries have been a staple at family gatherings ever since indigenous people introduced the bitter berry to european colonists in the 15 th century. Webon the wall of the cookhouse at memory lane heritage village in lake charlotte, halifax county, nova scotia, a weathered sign warns all comers against.