A farewell to yarmulkes

OK, forgive the stupid title of this post, but can anyone come up with a better explanation for the association of ham with Easter?

Witness: It's April, 1953, and what's on the menu for Easter dinner?

Ham with mustard? Or ham with molasses? Or perhaps ham with corn syrup? Ham baked in foil? Ham with pineapple? Ham garnished with cherries and stabbed with almonds?

Or, my favorite: Ham with jellybeans!

I thought I was having better luck with photo alignment, but alas I see the suckers are all in one column. Blogger, would you PLEASE get it together?. I NEED to post the "Find the Ham" refrigerator ad contest.

As always, click on the images for larger versions.

Adding, well, that's a little better.