Ever since we broke the news that Martha Stewart was getting into the food business, we’ve been trying to get a line on what tasty comestibles she might serve up. Chief Executive Susan Lyne provided some details on Friday’s conference call with analysts to discuss the company’s third-quarter results . The product line is supposed to launch in 2008, but as Lyne said, there will be a hormone- and antibiotic-free smoked ham in time for the 2007 holiday season.

Here’s more: Many people consider ham the ultimate holiday entree, and you know Martha’s ham will be the ultimate of the ultimate.

What’s next on the bord au faire? January will see the company introduce a soup, with another 27 items following throughout the year.

And continuing our tradition of smoking out punsters in the media world, Lyne proved as adept as the next executive:

Our book business with Clarkson Potter is cooking, pun intended. Earlier this year, we released the Martha Stewart Living Cookbook, Volumes 1 and 2.