Blueberry Pudding

I woke up this morning craving my Grandma Jeanne's blueberry pudding (which was really more like a cake). I don't keep blueberries on hand and it's unreasonable to "run" to the store 30 miles away to see if they have them. So, I settled for blueberry muffins...out of a box. Hardly what I was after, that's like comparing hotdogs to T-bones, but it sort of satisfied the craving. Sort of...

I seriously started thinking about it and searched through my cook books. I found it, the recipe for GJ's blueberry pudding! I know my cuz has talked about GJ's blueberry pudding, but it's worth mentioning again. You had to eat it HER way the first time you tried it, and as disgusting as it looked, I'm sure many people adopted her way as their way once they tasted it. You had to spread some butter on top, sprinkle with sugar, then pour some cream or milk over the top. We called it "Grandma Jeanne's Mess" and what a wonderful mess it was! I wish I had committed it to memory the last time I had GJ's Mess with my grandparents. I miss them.

Maybe I'll make GJ's Mess for Thanksgiving. Of course, I will insist they try it GJ's way first...