A boneless, hickory-smoked ham from
HamIAm.com.

Over Lent, when no pork was consumed, hams were left to cure. The hams were ready by Easter, and ham became a popular Easter tradition.

Today, many households look forward to their “Easter ham,” but the decision is more complex: There is quite an array of different ham types and styles.

Do you know your ham? If not, you might not be purchasing the type that’s best for you. You need to know why:

• You’d want a bone-in ham over a boneless ham, or vice versa.
• If a spiral cut ham is your best bet.
• If you should consider a fresh ham versus a cured ham.
• If you’d prefer a city ham or a country ham.

It has (almost) everything you want to know about lemons:

• Lemon history (they originated near the foothills of the Himalayas)
• The different types of lemons (can you name even two?)
• Nutrition and health benefits, plus kitchen tips.You’ll even find our favorite recipe for homemade lemonade.

  The Lemon Glossary is one of more than 70 food glossaries developed by THE NIBBLE editors. You’ll find everything from an Antioxidant Foods Glossary and Artificial & Natural Sweeteners Glossary to a Waffle Glossary and Yogurt Glossary.

Can you name this type of lemon? It’s one of
the two “supermarket lemons.” There’s no
generic “lemon” any more than there is a generic “apple.”

People will beg for these veggies!
Photo courtesy WoodhouseChocolate.com.

Carrots—in dark, milk and white chocolate—and chocolate asparagus are the adorable chocolate vegetables made by Woodhouse Chocolate, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week.

No children—or adults—will refuse to eat these vegetables. (And here’s a trick: Proffer the chocolate veggies as a reward for eating the real veggies—for the rest of the month.)

The solid chocolate veggies are $6 each, with bundles of five milk or dark chocolate asparagus (tied with a ribbon) for $25.00.

Pick your veggies at WoodhouseChocolate.com.

Look at these beautiful Eggs Naturel, filled chocolate eggs covered in Valrhona white chocolate, from Chocolat Moderne (a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week).

The White Egg, “Peanut Pizzazz,” has a center of salted roasted peanut paste blended with dark milk chocolate and flecks of caramelized sugar.

The Brown Egg, “Hazelnut Hystérie,” has a center of roasted hazelnut paste blended with dark milk chocolate and flecks of caramelized sugar.

The Blue Egg, “Parlez Pistache,” is filled with our favorite pistachio paste blended with white chocolate and rice crisps.

Be a good bunny and send these gourmet chocolate Easter eggs to someone you love. Six eggs in large coral gift box, $39.00. To order, telephone Chocolat Moderne, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time, at 212.229.4797. Or visit the website.

Creative and beautiful chocolate Easter eggs.
Photo courtesy ChocolatModerne.com.

Italian Volcano lemon and lime squeeze
bottles hold great juice—not from
concentrate. Photo courtesy
DreamFoods.com.

Unlike other juices that come in cute plastic squeeze bottles resembling lemons and limes, Volcano juices are not reconstituted juice or made from concentrate. They’re fresh-squeezed juice with a twist.

The company developed a special compartment on top of the squeeze bottle, which contains zest and lemon oil from the peel—the part that never goes into conventional reconstituted lemon juice or concentrate. The lemon oil adds an additional zesty burst of flavor to each squeeze, as well as a fresh aroma. It’s why you’d think it was fresh-squeezed juice.

Volcano Lime Burst is made from from exotic limes grown in Mexico and bottled fresh. It has the same compartment on the top of the bottle that squeezes zest and lime oil from lime peel.

The only other thing we can say is: Look for it at your specialty store (or visit DreamFoods.com for more information).