Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Brighten up a snowy Sunday morning with a taste of Canadian nostalgia! In this episode of Sunday Morning and the Old Cookbook show, we dive into my beloved 1960s Laura Secord Canadian Cookbook—handwritten family notes and all—to whip up a cozy Blueberry Grunt (a stove-top fruit cobbler with drop-biscuit topping). You’ll see how simple pantry staples (flour, baking powder, sugar, corn starch) and berries transform into a warm, tangy dessert that tastes like childhood. Plus, stick around for an update on my Give Hope Wings cross-Canada flight in support of Hope Air, and find out how you can help Canadians in remote communities access the healthcare they need.
In this video you’ll learn:
The story behind the vintage Laura Secord Canadian Cookbook and its deep family connection
How to make a classic drop-biscuit topping using your food processor
The easy stovetop method for cooking a fruit cobbler—no oven required!
Tips for adjusting sweetness and tang with lemon juice, corn starch, and sugar
Why this recipe is perfect for camp cooking, winter baking, or any time you crave comfort food
How to join me in raising funds and awareness for Hope Air’s Give Hope Wings initiative
Timestamps:
0:00 Welcome & cookbook story
1:10 Prepping blueberries: sugar, salt, cornstarch & lemon
2:05 Making drop-biscuit dough in the food processor
3:00 Cooking the fruit base & topping assembly
3:45 Steaming the grunt on the stovetop
5:00 First taste & family memories
6:53 Give Hope Wings charity update & how to help
👉 Don’t forget to like, comment your favorite vintage recipe, and subscribe for more cozy kitchen adventures, aviation stories, and charitable flights across Canada!
Blueberry Grunt Recipe:
From New Brunswick we received this recipe with the comment "a quick and easy steamed dessert for summertime," indirectly indicating that even in summer, the evenings are cool enough to warrant a hot dessert. The sound of the pudding steaming led to the traditional name
"grunt" for this kind of dessert.
In a saucepan with a tight-fitting cover combine:
⅔ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch pinch of salt
Stir in:
1½ cups fresh blueberries
1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional)
Cook on top of range, stirring constantly, until mixture boils for about thirty seconds. Keep warm.
Sift or blend together:
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in until crumbly:
½ cup shortening
Beat together and stir in:
1 egg
1 cup milk
Mix lightly with a fork to make a soft, sticky dough. Drop by tablespoonfuls into hot blueberry mixture.
Cover tightly, and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.
Serve hot, spooning sauce over top.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
2025 Give Hope Wings Fundraiser Page:
https://ca-p2p.engagingnetworks.app/31190/ghw2025/180784/glens-hangar
More info about Hope Air: hopeair.ca
hopeair.ca/impact-report-2024
Our Fundraiser flight will be making stops in June 2025:
Thursday June 5: Gore Bay (CYZE) - Launch Event
Friday June 6 - Saturday June 7: Sault Ste. Marie (CYAM) - Hope Air Day
Sunday June 8 Marathon (CYSP) - Lunch
Sunday June 8 Sioux Lookout (CYXL)
Monday June 9 Red Lake (CYRL) - Reception Event
Tues June 10 - Wed June 11 Winnipeg (CYWG) - Patient and Partner Event
More dates to be announced
Here is the link to our Apron: searchandrescuedenim.com/products/s-r-x-glen-friends-chef-apron?country=IO&variant=50865649877152
searchandrescuedenim.com/GLENANDFRIENDSCOOKING
Discount code to be used at checkout: GLENANDFRIENDSCOOKING
Buy us a cup of tea: ko-fi.com/glenandfriendscooking
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Brighten up a snowy Sunday morning with a taste of Canadian nostalgia! In this episode of Sunday Morning and the Old Cookbook show, we dive into my beloved 1960s Laura Secord Canadian Cookbook—handwritten family notes and all—to whip up a cozy Blueberry Grunt (a stove-top fruit cobbler with drop-biscuit topping). You’ll see how simple pantry staples (flour, baking powder, sugar, corn starch) and berries transform into a warm, tangy dessert that tastes like childhood. Plus, stick around for an update on my Give Hope Wings cross-Canada flight in support of Hope Air, and find out how you can help Canadians in remote communities access the healthcare they need.
In this video you’ll learn:
The story behind the vintage Laura Secord Canadian Cookbook and its deep family connection
How to make a classic drop-biscuit topping using your food processor
The easy stovetop method for cooking a fruit cobbler—no oven required!
Tips for adjusting sweetness and tang with lemon juice, corn starch, and sugar
Why this recipe is perfect for camp cooking, winter baking, or any time you crave comfort food
How to join me in raising funds and awareness for Hope Air’s Give Hope Wings initiative
Timestamps:
0:00 Welcome & cookbook story
1:10 Prepping blueberries: sugar, salt, cornstarch & lemon
2:05 Making drop-biscuit dough in the food processor
3:00 Cooking the fruit base & topping assembly
3:45 Steaming the grunt on the stovetop
5:00 First taste & family memories
6:53 Give Hope Wings charity update & how to help
👉 Don’t forget to like, comment your favorite vintage recipe, and subscribe for more cozy kitchen adventures, aviation stories, and charitable flights across Canada!
Blueberry Grunt Recipe:
From New Brunswick we received this recipe with the comment "a quick and easy steamed dessert for summertime," indirectly indicating that even in summer, the evenings are cool enough to warrant a hot dessert. The sound of the pudding steaming led to the traditional name
"grunt" for this kind of dessert.
In a saucepan with a tight-fitting cover combine:
⅔ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch pinch of salt
Stir in:
1½ cups fresh blueberries
1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional)
Cook on top of range, stirring constantly, until mixture boils for about thirty seconds. Keep warm.
Sift or blend together:
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in until crumbly:
½ cup shortening
Beat together and stir in:
1 egg
1 cup milk
Mix lightly with a fork to make a soft, sticky dough. Drop by tablespoonfuls into hot blueberry mixture.
Cover tightly, and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.
Serve hot, spooning sauce over top.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
2025 Give Hope Wings Fundraiser Page:
https://ca-p2p.engagingnetworks.app/31190/ghw2025/180784/glens-hangar
More info about Hope Air: hopeair.ca
hopeair.ca/impact-report-2024
Our Fundraiser flight will be making stops in June 2025:
Thursday June 5: Gore Bay (CYZE) - Launch Event
Friday June 6 - Saturday June 7: Sault Ste. Marie (CYAM) - Hope Air Day
Sunday June 8 Marathon (CYSP) - Lunch
Sunday June 8 Sioux Lookout (CYXL)
Monday June 9 Red Lake (CYRL) - Reception Event
Tues June 10 - Wed June 11 Winnipeg (CYWG) - Patient and Partner Event
More dates to be announced
Here is the link to our Apron: searchandrescuedenim.com/products/s-r-x-glen-friends-chef-apron?country=IO&variant=50865649877152
searchandrescuedenim.com/GLENANDFRIENDSCOOKING
Discount code to be used at checkout: GLENANDFRIENDSCOOKING
Buy us a cup of tea: ko-fi.com/glenandfriendscooking
Help us out with a PayPal donation: paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=T4FPGUQABAUTE
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCsU15yvILBmnHPeAf4SFVaQ/join
This channel is nothing without you our viewers! Thanks for watching the Old Cookbook Show and our Historical Cooking.
#LeGourmetTV #GlenAndFriendsCooking
Check out our Aviation and Flying Channel: youtube.com/glenshangar
