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Silent3

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7. And then there are the bacon-filled chocolate bunnies

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 04:32 PM

Mar 2013

Or maybe that's just our family.

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Ham on Easter? An Interesting Tradition. [View all] MineralMan Mar 2013 OP

It's not an accident that ex post 1492 geek tragedy Mar 2013 #1

Actually, many don't celebrate Easter. And I do turkey glowing Mar 2013 #2

As it's one of the times it needn't be special ordered, we eat lamb on Easter. HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #3

I'm cooking rack of lamb for Easter. MineralMan Mar 2013 #5

That's what we had, too. GoCubsGo Mar 2013 #34

Korban pesach-- it's what's for dinner. Gormy Cuss Mar 2013 #37

Since the kids grew up & moved away, we don't "do" holiday meals SoCalDem Mar 2013 #4

During the Inquisition TlalocW Mar 2013 #6

Interesting. The ham meant you weren't a Jew. MineralMan Mar 2013 #9

And then there are the bacon-filled chocolate bunnies Silent3 Mar 2013 #7

+1 LOL LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #13

I'm thinking about baked rabbit. No. not for Easter, just thinking that I haven't had it since I demosincebirth Mar 2013 #29

Many of the customs practiced on Easter... love_katz Mar 2013 #8

That was the way of the Catholic Church TlalocW Mar 2013 #14

Same with the Kabaa. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #21

Depends on the country Retrograde Mar 2013 #10

It's a seasonal spring food for the northern hemisphere. politicat Mar 2013 #11

The "gras" in mardi gras is the fat from the last winter pig Recursion Mar 2013 #12

Bacon grease? demosincebirth Mar 2013 #30

Better than ham for easter? Why, rabbit of course! Kip Humphrey Mar 2013 #15

I have tried every year to serve Easter Bunny Stew, MineralMan Mar 2013 #16

We are going to our fave restaurant and tap room for an Easter Brunch! CTyankee Mar 2013 #17

Lapin Ragout zipplewrath Mar 2013 #18

Serve them hasenpfeffer JHB Mar 2013 #22

Every Christian I know eats lamb on Easter and it's likely that Jesus Cleita Mar 2013 #19

I love how much I learn on DU mainer Mar 2013 #20

As others have posted, Jenoch Mar 2013 #23

Mexican dinner on Easter, at our house, was home made pork tamales, chicken and cheese enchiladas, demosincebirth Mar 2013 #31

I love Mexican food, Jenoch Mar 2013 #35

My mother used to make 'em from scratch. She had a Metate and ground her corn to make "la maza" demosincebirth Mar 2013 #36

My mother was a good cook Jenoch Mar 2013 #38

I just like ham. Zax2me Mar 2013 #24

I make ham on Christmas and Easter Freddie Mar 2013 #25

I was taught that it symbolizes our freedom from the Old Testament Laws. They were fulfilled by jwirr Mar 2013 #26

I like Ham better than Turkey Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #27

We just eat ham because we like it. Shrike47 Mar 2013 #28

The worshippers of the mother goddess Demeter Generic Other Mar 2013 #32

I am going to my sister's house for Easter and we both hate ham. smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #33