Beach House Diaries: Traditional Blueberry Grunt Recipe

If your travel creed is "I came. I saw. I ate," you will definitely want to sample regional fare. What follows is a classic Nova Scotia recipe from the simpler-is-better school, which is much more appetizing than its off-putting name implies. ("Grunt" supposedly refers to the distinctive sound made by the berries as they stew). Think of this as the local, stove-top equivalent of peach cobbler or strawberry shortcake.