Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1889 — Mustard. [ARTICLE]

Mustard.

Only The best mustard is worth having, but the adulteration and tricks of prevnr*, ntion are so many that the best is hard to get. j Much depends on the method of preparation. When good mustard is carefully ground and so carefully sifted that only 39 or 4Q per cent of the weight is saved as table mustard, a first class article is the result. Some poor stuff made from rejected hulls is sold, with cayenne pepper added to give it a "bite.”- Mustard is largely alliterated by admixtures of turmeric and com meal. Generally, the quality of mustard can be safely judged by its price, and the pheapest,. is really the dearest. The yellow English m'qgtardis best for table use. California mustard is so very rich in oil that some of the oil is expressed before the mustard is sold to prevent it from becoming rancid—hence its unsatisfactory quality. Brown mustard is mostly used in medical practice.