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Being dead is no excuse : the official southern ladies guide to hosting the perfect funeral  Cover Image Book Book

Being dead is no excuse : the official southern ladies guide to hosting the perfect funeral / Gayden Metcalfe and Charlotte Hays.

Metcalfe, Gayden. (Author). Hays, Charlotte. (Added Author).

Summary:

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?

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781401359348
  • Physical Description: 243 pages ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Miramax Books, [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Dying tastefully in the Mississippi Delta -- The Methodist ladies vs. the Episcopal ladies -- Who died? Stuffed eggs, etiquette, and delta pâté -- I was so embarrassed I liketa died -- Comfort food: there is a balm in Campbell's soup -- Suitably boxed: meringue shells, pecan tassies ... and you -- The restorative cocktail.
Subject: Funeral rites and ceremonies > Mississippi > Delta (Region)
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Southern States.
Cooking, American > Southern style.
Cooking > Mississippi > Delta (Region)
Delta (Miss. : Region) > Social life and customs.
Delta (Miss. : Region) > Humor.

Available copies

  • 12 of 12 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Caruthersville Public. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Caruthersville Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Caruthersville Public Library 395.2302 MET (Text) 38417100057589 Non-Fiction Available -


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