Ever Wonder Why Cranberry Sauce Cans Are Upside Down?
Ocean Spray Who's already excited for Thanksgiving? (Read: Us!) In just a month, dinner tables across the country will become veritable smorgasbords of turkey, stuffing, and, of course, pumpkin everything. Each year, these staples are exactly what you expect. No mysteries on T-day, right? Wrong! Cranberry sauce (or every table's most confusing, yet beloved, side) has quite the secret up its sleeve. The gelatinous, red ribbed log is sold in upside-down cans. If you've never noticed, we don't blame you. It seems like a little mistake, just something you notice in passing and then forget about. But actually, it's a full blown conspiracy. Go to any grocery store and every last can will be upside down. Just to be sure, Delish did some investigating. At a local grocery store, we found that all the cranberry sauce cans were sold exactly the same way: With the label facing upward toward the bumpy bottom p...