Black and Blueberry Grunt (or Slump)

Similar to cobblers in that they combine fruit with nubs of biscuit dough, both slumps and grunts are simmered on top of the stove rather than baked. Do the berries actually “grunt” as they simmer? That’s what some say. Do the biscuit dumplings “slump” down into the fruit as they bubble away? Maybe.

The biscuit dough is made slightly softer than for a cobbler, then spooned over the fruit—these are actually “drop biscuits” or dumplings. When simmered, tightly covered—you’re actually