PREPARATION:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Combine oats, flour, brown sugar, crystallized ginger, if desired, cinnamon and salt in medium bowl; mix well. Cut in butter with pastry cutter or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
3. Combine cranberry sauce and cornstarch in large saucepan; mix well. Heat over medium high heat 2 minutes or until sauce bubbles, stirring occasionally. Add apples, tossing to coat. Spread into 8-inch baking dish. Sprinkle oat mixture over fruit. Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until apples are tender. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream, if desired.