Linda's Festive Compromise Brisket

Yield:	12 Servings
Categories:	Entrees, Brisket

7	lb	Brisket; (first cut)
1	lb	Baby carrots
2	lg	Onions; sliced
2	pk	Dry onion soup mix; unreconstituted
3/4	c	Packed brown sugar
2	cn	Whole cranberries; (not the jelly)