This book provides recipes and Southern humor related to funeral preparations in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Each chapter includes tips for hosting a Southern funeral along with a recipe. Written by two authors from the region, the book aims to bring smiles to readers from the Delta with its entertaining anecdotes and mouthwatering traditional dishes.

1. Being Dead is no excuse Some funeral preparation and southern humor Author: Metcalfe, Gayden and Charlotte Hays

3. A deliciously entertaining slice of Southern life. Each chapter includes a recipe.

5. Charlotte Hays is a Delta native and a former gossip column contributor to the Washington Times, New York Observer, and New York Daily News.

6. Setting: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi Setting: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi

7. The reading of this entertaining cookbook will place a smile on cooks from the "Delta" -- Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

8. Delicious recipes along with tips are given in each of the seven chapters which deal with the hosting of Southern funerals.

9. The views of Episcopal and Methodist ladies are predominant in the given advice, but observations of other denominations are included.

10. A recipe index ranging from seven "casseroles" to seven entries under "pimiento cheese" to many other Southern mouthwatering treats is useful.

11. This delightful cookbook will provide for readers a chuckle or two and great recipes to use for all types of receptions.