The first commercially produced jellied cranberry sauce in cans was created in 1912 by cranberry grower Marcus L. Urann in Massachusetts, but the familiar ridged canned “log” version was not widely sold until 1941.

Quick Scoop

  • In 1912, Marcus L. Urann developed a cooked, strained, and canned cranberry sauce so cranberries could be sold beyond the short fall harvest season.
  • This early canned sauce is considered the first commercial jellied cranberry sauce. It was sold locally in the Massachusetts market.
  • By 1941, the smooth, molded jellied cranberry sauce that slides out of the can as a ridged cylinder was being marketed nationwide in the United States and had become a convenience-food staple for holiday tables.

So, if the question is “when was the first jellied cranberry sauce created?” in the modern, canned sense:

  • First commercial canned/jellied cranberry sauce: 1912 (local/regional).
  • First widely available, iconic canned jellied “log” style: 1941 (national U.S. distribution).

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