If I wanted to torture my brother when we were kids, I only needed to say two words: “Blueberry Girl. ” The simple utterance of those 13 letters was enough to send him into a screaming panic.

Remember how fascinating it was when Violet Beauregarde morphed into a balloon-sized blueberry after chewing some of Willy Wonka’s not-yet-quite-right chewing gum? Or how you wanted to live in ...

1. In a blender, purée milk, blueberries, maple syrup, and vanilla until smooth. Strain through a nut milk bag or cheesecloth, squeezing gently to extract all of the liquid.

Denise Nickerson, who played the gum-chewing brat-turned-human-blueberry Violet Beauregarde in “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” is in critical condition after suffering a stroke in late June, ...