i don't know why people think it is.
here's a martha stewart recipe. it's kind of fancy with the cognac & the spices but you get the picture.
just throw the cranberries & the sugar in a pot & simmer till the cranberries pop. then you chill it.
i like cinnamon & orange peel in mine & sometimes i do a waldorf version that adds walnuts, celery & chopped apples & oranges.
i have never set cranberry sauce on fire, although i think my mom did one time.
me & mom.
flameblowers.