Kalmia wrote:
>
> 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.
>


In today's world where family and friends are far-flung, when people
make the effort to come to a funeral the "dead spread" is a nice way to
reconnect, share memories of the deceased, and catch up with events.

When my mother-in-law passed away her children invited all the memorial
service attendees to lunch in a very nice CT historic "country inn"
style restaurant. She would have LOVED it and the two children had no
problem with paying for the tab from the estate. It was a nice tribute
to her and the way she raised her kids.

gloria p