Instructions: Additional heavy cream or whipped cream for garnish

Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a mixing bowl. Stir in the cream to make a smooth batter. Combine the blueberries, water, and sugar in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over moderate heat.

Boil for 1 minute. Drop the batter onto the blueberry mixture by tablespoonfuls, forming 4 to 6 dumplings about 1 inch (2 cm) apart.

Reduce the heat to low and simmer tightly covered for 20 minutes. To serve, transfer the dumplings to individual serving dishes and spoon the blueberry sauce over and around them. Garnish with heavy cream or whipped cream if desired.

Serves 4 to 6.

Grunt is a colonial American dessert made with fresh fruit topped with biscuit dough and steamed in a closed container; also known as slump.

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