How do you want to be remembered?

Having visited countless cemeteries, you know how important the inscription on a headstone can be. Religious symbols, flowers, words like 'mother' or 'devoted' -- all memorialize the life of a loved one. 

An article inThe Minnesota Star Tribune reports, "Headstones are becoming more personal as Minnesotans commemorate loved ones by having their signature dishes engraved."

According to the story, the state of Minnesota has a high  concentration of headstones with recipes; at least four are known to carry family favorites such as mom's cookies, uncle's barbecue sauce, grandmother's apple pie, and a family matriarch's potato rolls. The latter recipe is included in the article, which you can read here. A businesswoman who specializes in hand-etching details onto monuments after interviewing customers about what was important to them or their loved one was quoted, "This is your story. We're not all going to be written about in history books, but we can write your story in stone."

Reading today's newspaper article reminded me about a blog posting from years ago. Recipes aren't the only option for your gravestone, as shown here. [I found this photo, originally posted in 2018, by searching in the box at the top of this page--Title & Text--with the word 'gravestone'.]