Easter Dinner - What was commonly served?

[Dr. Bob]

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Howdy,

What were the common Easter dinner components in the second half of the 19th Century?

The grocery store adds now feature ham, lamb & standing rib roast.  I found more cheap asparagus today, so that will be on my menue.  With out refrigeration, rapid shipment, international trade, I would guess that the choices were quite limited.  Canned good would help the variety I suppose.

An inquiring stomach want to know!

Oh man, I got hungry just posting this.  Salmon and asparagus, here I come.

[Delmonico]

Lamb, being a spring item is the most common.  But I've also seen ham listed on such menus.

I'll write up a recipe, but currant buns are very common, my Mom wanted to know if I knew how to make the ones my Grandma always made, well I did, just a sweet milk white bread with currants, made into buns.  The problem was they tasted right but were far more filling than Grandma's.  I just patted out handfuls of dough like she did.