Sheldon wrote:
> Rusty wrote:
> > Nancy Young wrote:
> > > (apologies to those who find that term offensive)
> > >
> > > We went to Las Vegas for my BIL's funeral and there it was ...
> > > funeral food. I'd asked, what happens after the funeral? Are we
> > > going out or something? Understand, the only person who lives there
> > > is my SIL and she didn't have the room or the energy to host a whole
> > > bunch of people from out of town.
> > >
> > > My other SIL asked the reverend, he said, oh, we can do food.
> > > So, for free, absolutely free (of course I thought of Dave Smith's wife)
> > > they put out a bunch of food. I didn't take a very close look, but there
> > > were sandwiches from somewhere, a big platter of them, plenty of fruit
> > > and vegetable/dip platters. Kentucky Fried Chicken. A sheet cake and
> > > a homemade cheescake type thing, that was so very good. Soda/coffee.
> > >
> >
> > Sorry to hear about your loss. Sounds like some good people there in
> > Las Vegas.
> >
> > My wife's aunt passed away in 1990. She and here husband were of
> > Armenian descent. An "old country" tradition is a meal after the
> > funeral. Her uncle was a well to do business man and laid out a catered
> > spread at the orthodox Armenian church reception hall that must have
> > cost thousands of dollars. There must have been at least a hundred
> > people there. Seems to me like an undue burden to place on a family
> > during a time of grief, but that's what they do.
>
> Jewish funerals are the best... no food except maybe plain sponge cake,
> but everyone gets plastered to the gills on Fleishman's rye whiskey and
> Slivavitz.

Waddaya mean, no food? A couple of the family's not-so closely related
friends usually coordinate either a buffet or setting out the
casseroles and such that are sent over by the closer friends. The
daughter and daughter-in-law of one of my dad's best friends did the
honors while we were at the cemetary. We didn't do an open bar, but
other relatives have.

maxine in ri