SC - Re: Funeral Feasts

[Huette von Ahrens]

I beg to differ somewhat.  I think that this entirely
depends on the family and the community.  When my
father died suddenly, my mother and I were not up to
or able to do cooking of any sort.  Our church ladies
came to our house while we were at the funeral and
prepared the house for the family and brought over
tons of food for everyone to eat.  Afterwards, these
same caring ladies asked us what dishes we liked and
would like to have for later.  They then put the
leftovers in disposable containers [so we wouldn't
have to return anything] and put everything, properly
labeled, in the
refrigerater for us to eat when we later felt able and
up to eating again.  We lived on those leftovers for
several days, until we were able to think and start
getting back to a routine.  This is how our church
ladies do every funeral within our church.  I would
never take home leftovers without asking the grieving
family first if they wanted them or unless there was
so little leftover as not to be worth saving.  This is
my opinion.

Huette

- --- MsGreyPaws at aol.com wrote:
> 
 
> But, when the funeral feast/banquet/memorial is over
> and everyone leaves, the 
> last thing the principal mourner or householder
> wants is a lot of leftovers.  
> Trust me, they will never be eaten.  There will also
> be a lot of work to 
> decide what goes in the freezer, refrigerator, and
> how it should be labeled.  
> It's the last thing a stressed-out grieving person
> needs.
> 
> Truly thoughtful people take all that stuff with
> them and come back later 
> with a separate dish just for those in the household
> that are left, be it 
> breakfast or a late night supper.  Or even better,
> several friends coordinate 
> and provide meals for several days (not forgetting
> the cat and dog).
> 
> Thus, I don't find it "tacky" to take away the
> leftover food.  It's just one 
> of those obscure and unusual blessings.
> 
> Marquita of Darach
> 

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