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By the late 18th century, funeral biscuits became a more defined product of social rituals. The custom shaped the landscape of funerals, often becoming a small token for guests attending memorial services, accompanied by inviting verses or poems, recounting the fragile nature of life and death. As the 19th century unfolded, memorial customs associated with food flourished, coinciding with an increase in the commercialization of mourning practices and the rise of "mourning warehouses," where families could procure all they needed for a proper funeral.