Funeral luncheon menu

[saddina]

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I think it is more of a southern thing. When DD#1 was born, the church we attended at the time brought me a meal every night for I think a week or two. I really appreciated it. I live in a college town and our neighbors that do live here year-round pretty much keep to themselves. It works for me though - it's how I've been getting away with having roosters in town!

That was my thoughts. That's kinda crappy. I'm so sorry.

It's also an italian thing, somone has a baby I'm making lasangna.

 

[herfrds]

Wegot it is not. It just depends upon your neighbors.

When my FIL passed away people brought my MIL meals which were of great help since she was confined to a wheel chair. They also got the church to open it's doors for us to gather everyone together for after both my in laws funerals. Those great ladies also got a meal together for everyone and served it.

For my friends funeral we figured there was close to 500 hundred people there, the food everyone brought fed everyone. Both local stores opened their doors to make sure everyone got fed too.

I think it is also how you were raised.

When my friends have babies I like to make up stuffed cheese manicotti and lasange and freeze it to give to them. They get a couple of meals and a rest.

 

[wegotchickens]

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Freezer meals are great for many things. It's what I will make from now on when someone has a death in the family.
We got a TON of KFC and ready-to-eat foods, but it was the week after that when we still had no inclination to cook and nothing left to eat. We had frozen some of what was brought, but some things just don't freeze well.


Hope everything goes smoothly ChickyLaura!!

 

[ChickyLaura]

Wow, thanks everybody! It's interesting how different areas of the country and different cultures do things differently. I am hoping tomorrow goes "OK". Thanks again, everybody. I really appreciate it, and just another reason why I'm a true BYC addict!

 

[Iowa Roo Mom]

Looks good... Except you forgot one thing.....

The tea!






Good luck, and

to you and your DH for your loss...

 

[gudrin]

That looks like a really good menu to me. Similar to what's been done around where I live. Oh, and the bringing food thing: Definitely not just southern. It happens around here too. Although, when my grandfather passed away a few years ago, there was no food delivered, so it may be a more farm community thing. My folks live in more northern Minnesota than I do.

 

[SallyF]

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When I had my first child, my neighbor brought over a huge pan of lasagne. We ate it for a week and I didn't have to cook. I still bless her in my thoughts. Your friends are lucky to have you!

 

[dappertophatter]

It can't be a southern thing- when my mom died we got 25, yes, twenty-five, full pans of ziti. (Also one pan of chicken, three pans of lasagna, eighteen loaves of bread around a thousand pounds of salad, and a few gallons of salad dressing.) I have never eaten ziti again after that, anad probably won't ever. That whole experience just ruined it for me.

Oh yeah- menu sounds good!

 

[Intheswamp]

Yelp, around here folks bring food by the box load. The major problem getting folks to "take some home" with them. I don't ever recall a grieving family having to cook their own meals (other than maybe breakfast)...but things are different in different places, even by just a few miles.

My condolences to you, your husband, and the family,

Ed

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

My mom passed away 3 years ago (I was 20), and we were brought food by family, friends, church members...random strangers. It was a good thing too...we were all too upset to even think about cooking. If it hadn't been for them, I really think we would have lost Dad too. He lost alot of weight and he's still really young.


ETA: Is there a possibility that your church would help organize the dinner? (We had over 100 people eating from our family alone). Your menu sounds great though! (I'd offer only water...just me...saying that you're on a "health" kick.)