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grunt † [prob. imitative of the sound made while boiling] Maritimes 
n. a steamed pudding or dumpling made with small fruits, such as blueberries or huckleberries.
See also: fungy
- 1894 Jim had three small jugs of preserved huckleberries in reserve and with these he went to work intending to make a "grunt" after Ruth's most approved recipe. You place a batch of well-kneaded dough at the bottom of a kettle; over this you pour a layer of berries until the kettle is two-thirds full. Over the whole you place a nice whitecap of dough and a tight cover to shut the whole thing out of sight until it sees fit to show itself . . . the kettle is set over a steady fire. . . .
- 1950 Blueberry grunt or slump or fudge. Put berries in a pot, cover well with water and cook. Cool and add sugar. Drop baking powder dough in it. This may also be done with raspberries or apples.
- 1964 My mother made another dessert . . . called a Foxberry Grunt.
- 1894 Jim had three small jugs of preserved huckleberries in reserve and with these he went to work intending to make a "grunt" after Ruth's most approved recipe. You place a batch of well-kneaded dough at the bottom of a kettle; over this you pour a layer of berries until the kettle is two-thirds full. Over the whole you place a nice whitecap of dough and a tight cover to shut the whole thing out of sight until it sees fit to show itself . . . the kettle is set over a steady fire. . . .