Another Easter come and almost gone

It was a good Easter for our family and I hope it was for you also.  The church service was beautiful, full of glorious music and a stirring message.  After wbich, eight of my family members gathered here at my place to enjoy a fairly traditional Easter dinner.  We had ham, green bean casserole (my brother's speciality), sweet potatoes, green salad, fruit salad, and all the usual 'fixins'.  We also had banana pudding cake (my daughter's contribution) for dessert.  It was all very tasty, few leftovers (always a good sign) and easy, fun conversation.  But I do have a question.  Some friends and I were talking earlier in the week about our Easter plans and we all commented that we would be having ham for Easter.  Then one in the group asked "Why ham?  Why is ham the traditional Easter meat?"  We all agreed that it probably wasn't what Jesus and his disciples had for their Passover dinner, since they were all good Jews, so why ham?  The obvious answer is that it tastes good, but is there another reason?  I would love to hear your thoughts on this.