Sour Cherry Slump

Quite Honestly, we set About Making a Slump Because of its Odd-Sounding Name. Both the name and the dessert have convoluted and contradictory histories, but the slump is essentially a twice-removed cousin of the cobbler family, consisting of a cooked fruit filling topped with a biscuit crust that’s cooked entirely on the stovetop. The name describes how the biscuit topping “slumps” over the filling as it cooks. We played with a basic recipe until we came up with a slump we both loved. It’s