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Being Dead Is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies Guide To Hosting the Perfect Funeral

by Gayden Metcalfe

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A Southern hostess shares the secrets of throwing the proper Southern funeral in a compilation of humor and recipes that answers such essential questions as: Can you be properly buried without tomato aspic? and Who prepares better funeral fare, the Episcopal ladies or the Methodist ladies?
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I read this book many years ago and laughed about the the topic of southern culture surrounding funerals and the food that goes along with it. I recently saw a copy at a thrift store and decided I would reread it.

Full of humor and interesting recipes and an interesting look at how southerners especially those in Mississippi view death, grief, and funerals. Full of real life examples gathered from the hometown of Greenville, MS. ( )
  pjburnswriter | Sep 17, 2023 |
This was amusing to read, but I'm glad I will never have to go to one of those funeral receptions. ( )
  MarthaJeanne | Aug 25, 2023 |
read to page 32 and skimmed much of the rest ( )
  pollycallahan | Jul 1, 2023 |
This book was the gift from a dear friend of mine, my age who hails from Mississipi, that arrived in the mail shortly after my husband died. My friend said it made her laugh, and she knew I needed a laugh.That was in 2017, and i only now, four years later decided to read it and as I expected, I'm laughing. It's really kind of a memorial to certain kinds of Southern values, food, and people that I'm very familiar with, and most Southerners in my age group are - for others it may seem like quaint, rather ancient, history, but it's still fun to read, and the recipes are fantastic for those who actually cook and bake! ( )
  MarthaHuntley | May 24, 2021 |
"The Official Southern Ladies Guide to Hosting the Perfect Funeral" is charming and has some great casserole recipes. ( )
  BookConcierge | Feb 16, 2016 |
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A Southern hostess shares the secrets of throwing the proper Southern funeral in a compilation of humor and recipes that answers such essential questions as: Can you be properly buried without tomato aspic? and Who prepares better funeral fare, the Episcopal ladies or the Methodist ladies?

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Folks in the Delta have a strong sense of community, and being dead is no impediment to belonging to it. Down South, they don't forget you when you've up and died--in fact, they visit you more often. But there are quintessential rules and rituals for kicking the bucket tastefully. Having a flawless funeral is one of them.

In this deliciously entertaining slice of Southern life (and death), inveterate hostess Gayden Metcalfe explains everything you need to know to host an authentic Southern funeral. Can you be properly buried without tomato aspic? Who prepares tastier funeral fare, the Episcopal ladies or the Methodist ladies? And what does one do when a family gets three sheets to the wind and eats the entire feast the night before a funeral?

Each chapter includes a delicious, tried-and-true Southern recipe, critical if you plan to die tastefully any time soon. Pickled Shrimp, Aunt Hebe's Coconut Cake, and the ubiquitous Bing Cherry Salad with Coca-Cola are among the many dishes guaranteed to make the next funeral the most satisfying one yet.

Even if you've never been south of Rochester, this book will charm, it will entertain, and it will give you all the ingredients required for the perfect Southern send-off.
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