• Christmas ham, along with goose, prime rib and turkey, is a traditional choice for Christmas dinner.Los Angeles Times: Goose Holiday Dinner Heating Up (December 17, 2007)

• Fast Facts

  1. Tradition may have Norse or Roman originsBen Best: The History of Christmas
  2. Variants: Yule Ham, Joulukinkku and Julskinka
  3. 17.6 tons stolen in Australia in 2007USA Today: 18 tons of Christmas ham stolen in Australia (December 3, 2007)
  4. Can be bone-in, partially-boned, or boneless
  5. Typically glazed
  6. Can be served with chutney, relish or fruit compote
  7. Served spiced, with rice and peas, in JamaicaJamaican Journal: Traditional Jamaican Christmas Ham
  8. Prices expected to double in Australia for 2008news.com.au: Christmas Ham off the Menu as Prices Fly (November 10, 2008)

• History

  Saturnalia was a Roman mid-winter festival that pre-dated Christmas. The ancient Romans celebrated Saturnalia by eating wild boar. Scandinavians also celebrated their mid-winter feasts with boar. These traditions may have led to the tradition of serving ham at Christmas.Los Angeles Times: Goose Holiday Dinner Heating Up (December 17, 2007)

• Ham Soda

  Christmas Ham Soda, a ham-flavored carbonated beverage, was a featured flavor of the Jones Soda Company during the 2007 Christmas season. It was included in a Christmas pack that contained other Christmas-themed soda flavors, including Christmas Tree Soda, Egg Nog Soda and Sugar Plum Soda.Jones: 2007 Holiday Packs The Jones Soda Company is known for creating unique soda flavors such as turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, antacid, and Little Bunny Fufu. As one might expect, many of these are seasonal offerings.

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