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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 330300" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>In Eastern European Jewish tradition, the family goes to one house right after the burial to eat and remember the departed.</p><p></p><p>One of our traditions is to serve a "milchig/pareva" meal. This means dairy and neutral foods (Pareva foods can be eaten with both meat and dairy). It avoids any hassles with those who observe the dietary laws and those who don't.</p><p></p><p>If you have a good deli near you, you can have a plate made up with various types of smoked and pickled fish and cheese and olives and the like. All you need to do is to buy some good dark rye and some bagels to go along with it.</p><p></p><p>Our plates usually include lox (cold smoked salmon), smoked and pickled herring, smoked sturgeon, sable, etc. They aren't cheap, but they are filling and there are always leftovers to take home.</p><p></p><p>Another thing might be to hit a similar deli and get a cold-cut plate with real corned beef and pastrami, cheese, and the same sorts of side dishes. We would usually have wine and coffee and tea (many Ashkenazi Jews drink tea in preference to coffee as it first came in along the Great Silk Road ages ago).</p><p></p><p>I think that if you get some sort of "protein" tray and add on breads, a veggie and fruit plate, you should pretty well be covered.</p><p></p><p>If you have an idea about the recipients freezer space, you could also make hearty soups and freeze them in meal sized packages. Chili works well for this as it freezes very well and actually tastes better for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 330300, member: 1963"] In Eastern European Jewish tradition, the family goes to one house right after the burial to eat and remember the departed. One of our traditions is to serve a "milchig/pareva" meal. This means dairy and neutral foods (Pareva foods can be eaten with both meat and dairy). It avoids any hassles with those who observe the dietary laws and those who don't. If you have a good deli near you, you can have a plate made up with various types of smoked and pickled fish and cheese and olives and the like. All you need to do is to buy some good dark rye and some bagels to go along with it. Our plates usually include lox (cold smoked salmon), smoked and pickled herring, smoked sturgeon, sable, etc. They aren't cheap, but they are filling and there are always leftovers to take home. Another thing might be to hit a similar deli and get a cold-cut plate with real corned beef and pastrami, cheese, and the same sorts of side dishes. We would usually have wine and coffee and tea (many Ashkenazi Jews drink tea in preference to coffee as it first came in along the Great Silk Road ages ago). I think that if you get some sort of "protein" tray and add on breads, a veggie and fruit plate, you should pretty well be covered. If you have an idea about the recipients freezer space, you could also make hearty soups and freeze them in meal sized packages. Chili works well for this as it freezes very well and actually tastes better for it. [/QUOTE]
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