On Jun 17, 7:15Â*pm, Melba's Jammin' >
wrote:
> It was uninspired. Â*Deli potato salad (not bad), cole slaw (not too
> bad), chips, pickle spears, roast beast sandwiches with plastic packets
> of condiments; bars, cupcakes, and tasty carrot cake. Â*Plastic flatware
> that looked like stainless steel, and paper plates and styro coffee
> cups. Â*Lutherans are getting a bad name for their funeral luncheons, I
> fear. Â*I'm thinking of converting to Judaism€¹that was a nice spread. Â*



Gee, when did it become de rigueur to feed the bunch after a funeral?
Or is this a regional thang?

Years ago, it was customary in my area to offer coffee, tea and petit
fours back at the house. Now, it's become a spread for sure at the
funeral parlor, or having the whole bunch at a resto for heavy duty
appetizers and desserts. Did the resto industry work in league with
the funeral directors to promote this? I wonder what's next.