Funeral food

The recipe you provide requires approximately 3 hours of preparation time. Not exactly food you can take with you in a hurry. What you might be thinking of is a "Funeral Omelet" - Break eggs into a bowl. Pour into buttered skillet. turn once in pan, then turn out. garnish with edible flowers. 10 minutes later you're at the wake.

Maybe they kept pre-soaked raisins on hand just in case.

Yeah. If the health of the guest of honor took an unexpected turn for the better, those raisins could always be made into wine.

Hard-boiled fresh eggs take about six minutes and can be served in their shells, at a pinch, with a pinch of salt. Eggs also have the added advantage of being hygienic and are unlikely to prompt a demand for water closet facilities as they appear to fascinate the gut, which holds onto them for a long time. This is my contribution to the options available to meet culinary emergencies arising from the sudden death of a friend or relative that gives cause for an unexpected gathering of hungry people.

Of course "real women" have casseroles in their freezers that can be ready in a moment's notice. I love the murder mystery series by Virginia Rich. Her character, Mrs. Potter, could whip up a dinner, reception or tea party in a heartbeat. I have nothing in my freezer but some Lean Cuisines and frost.

Cultural question. In West Virginia/Kentucky, people bring food to the home of the dearly departed. That's to feed all the family members that will be "coming in" for the funeral and for a post-funeral meal/reception. But I saw a movie about a black family and there was a meal at the funeral home. Is that a black custom or did the filmmaker get it wrong?