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A woman from Kent, England, intends to redefine the meaning of a cremated Christmas dinner this year as she plans to serve her mother's ashes with her festive meal. Debra Parsons, from Folkestone, will set a place for her mother at the table to ensure she is properly remembered as her guests eat their specially seasoned fare, …

  1. rmason

    Poor woman

    Poor woman, obviously not coping very well. Hopefully she reaches out and gets some help.

    1. wolfetone Silver badge

      Re: Poor woman

      My thoughts exactly. I'm not sure who would go to the newspapers and say they do that unless they're attention seeking or seeking help.

    2. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Poor woman

      I hear Delia is available.

    3. Arthur the cat Silver badge

      Re: Poor woman

      Poor woman, obviously not coping very well. Hopefully she reaches out and gets some help.

      Actually it sounds like a case of pica. It could have been brought on by the stress of her mother's death.

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Crem brûlée?

  3. chivo243 Silver badge
    Windows

    Invite Keith Richards?

    He'd be the life of the party!

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/apr/04/drugsandalcohol.musicnews

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  5. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Better than sprouts.

    1. handleoclast

      @AC

      Better than sprouts.

      I was under the impression, given how gritty they always are, that all sprouts are cooked with a pinch or two of cremains. It's bad enough that they taste like cat farts, without the added grit.

    2. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Don't cook the sprouts that long, must be a bit chrunchie. They are sweeter than they used to be. After cooking mix them with bacon cubes.

      1. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Don't you mean mix bacon cubes with sprouts? bacon > sprouts.

  6. x 7

    But who ate Percy Fawcett?

  7. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    I'm sure Heston Blumenthal could give her some suggestions.

  8. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Will she be having spirits with her Christmas lunch?

  9. Khaptain Silver badge

    Guests beware

    Imagine learning about this idea AFTER having been invited to the party.

    Here in France there are quite a few cheeses that are covered in ash, I might just check the ingredient list a little closer next time.

  10. jake Silver badge

    Most people ...

    ... simply burn the pie.

  11. fidodogbreath
    IT Angle

    Well, duh

    I was wondering what the IT angle was on this story. Then I realized that duh, it's right there in the masthead:

    Biting the hand that feeds IT

  12. Graphsboy

    There's a precedent

    I remember seeing Linda McCartney veggie meals and thought: "Oh, so that's what they did with her".

    1. handleoclast

      Re: There's a precedent

      I remember seeing Linda McCartney veggie meals and thought: "Oh, so that's what they did with her".

      I thought that when I first saw "Linda McCartney Fingers" in the supermarket. I mentioned it, in a loud voice, to the person I was with. Who then pretended not to know me.

      1. Swarthy
        Devil

        Re: There's a precedent

        I once saw "Vegan Jerky" at a grocery store, and my first thought (which was spoken aloud) was "Hey, they finally found a god use for vegans!"

        It was fun watching my wife try to act like she didn't know me, whilst also trying to suppress her laughter.

  13. Zebo-the-Fat

    Yummy Mummy??

    It's just a case of recycling!

  14. Neil Barnes Silver badge
    Alien

    Paging Michael Valentine

    Am I the only one thinking 'Stranger in a Strange Land'?

  15. ma1010
    Trollface

    Oh, Fred, I think we've got an eater!

    "I'll get the oven on!"

    "Are you suggesting that we EAT my mother?"

    "Well, not raw, not raw..."

  16. harmjschoonhoven
    Go

    To outdo the lady from Kent

    a woman in the Netherlands had a tattoo "Mother" set with the ashes of her mother, so her mother would always be near to her.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: To outdo the lady from Kent

      Much more sensible! I can get behind that . In fact i wish i'd thought of that 8 years ago.

  17. John Smith 19 Gold badge
    Unhappy

    But what if you don't love your Mother very much?

    I've heard people have turned their loved ones into diamonds, so they will be with them forever.

    But what about those people who's relatives were worthless Oxgen thieves?

    Well you could use them on plants as fertilizer. It may be the most positive contribution they've made to the world in decades.

    But those who've read (or seen) "Fight Club" can think of another use.

    It isn't just the fat you can get from people. So stop feeling dirty and have that hated relative of yours help you "Get clean" on a regular basis.

    Merry Xmas.

    1. TRT Silver badge

      Re: But what if you don't love your Mother very much?

      Grit the path with them?

      1. John Smith 19 Gold badge
        Thumb Up

        Grit the path with them?

        Nice.

  18. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    according to the Daily Mirror....

    .....that old buck passing trick just in case it isn't true routine :)

    Sounds like a quiet news day, surely there must be a story somewhere....oh, here's one.

    OK, I'll bite since it's Christmas.

    ...At least it's hygienic and probably nutritious. I normally like to know what I'm eating but maybe not on this occasion. A step up from digging up your dead loved ones, changing their clothes and parading them through the streets.

  19. Ken Moorhouse Silver badge

    Parsons?

    I wonder who's the lucky one to have the nose.

  20. John H Woods Silver badge

    Errm...

    .... isn't there a bit of a heavy metal risk here?

    1. Chris G

      Re: Errm...

      I think more on the Death Metal side to be honest.

    2. John Smith 19 Gold badge
      Unhappy

      ".... isn't there a bit of a heavy metal risk here?"..

      Actually not. IIRC 30% of all Mercury in the environment comes from vaporized amalgam from the incineration of people. So what's left is relatively (no pun intended) safe.

      I'd be more worried about the rise of Mercury due to poor disposal of CF lamps in land fill.

      1. John H Woods Silver badge

        Re: ".... isn't there a bit of a heavy metal risk here?"..

        - yes I believe a lot of Hg goes up the crem chimney --- but I think Pb, As, Cd, Sb etc. remain something of a concern.

  21. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Washed down with a nice chianti...

    ...or perhaps something with a bit more body to it?

  22. YourNameGoesHere

    Too much Southpark?

    She's been watching the South Park back catalogue... that didn't go well for Cartman.

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