So much more than a spread, mustard goes way beyond a kitchen condiment. Read on and discover some fascinating facts about this unsung hero of your kitchen cupboard. * Once mustard was cut by hand using scythes. Crops were often as tall as 6 feet high and were hard to cut. So, when a blunt tool wasn't up to the job, they would not 'cut the mustard'. Hence the origins of the saying * The next National Mustard Day takes place on August 1st, 2020 * King Louis XI was a great lover of mustard. He took a pot of it with him wherever he traveled * The majority of the world's mustard comes from Nepal and Canada * Southern Wisconsin is the home of the National Mustard Museum * We can thank Georg J French in 1904 for introducing French mustard * Every year in excess of 700 million pounds of mustard are consumed throughout the world * In a 12-month period the Yankee Stadium in New York goes through approximately 2 million individual sachets of mustard * Some Danes believe that by spreading mustard seeds around the outside of their homes that they will keep out evil spirits The Mustard Lover's Cookbook brings together a collection of 40 savory recipes featuring mustard as its star ingredient. From appetizer, snacks to sides and main meals, this cookbook shows you how to take mustard beyond the spread.
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