Hung Out to Die Quotes

“The final course of the meal is blueberry grunt, a traditional Nova Scotia dessert that faintly resembles a cobbler, but gets prepared on the stovetop.
“It’s said,” Raynes tells us as we dive in, “that you can hear the blueberries grunt as the steam rises from the biscuits.”
“I don’t know about the blueberries, but I can hear my husband grunting with delight.”
― Donalee Moulton, Hung Out to Die

“I head back to my car and climb in, wishing I had stopped for coffee. Even a McDonald’s would taste good right about now. And in fairness to the Golden Arches, the coffee is very decent.”
― Donalee Moulton, Hung Out to Die

“Donairs are a Halifax specialty. Some residents contend this is Nova Scotia’s official food. Aficionados spend a great deal of time discussing the nuances of the dish, thin slices of spiced beef on a warm pita, sprinkled with diced onion and tomato, and swimming in a sweet, garlicky sauce. Or so I’ve been told.”
― Donalee Moulton, Hung Out to Die

“God Canadians are polite, and Nova Scotians may be the politest of them all.”
― Donalee Moulton, Hung Out to Die