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Julie Bove[_2_]

"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On 10/28/2013 9:33 AM, wrote:
>> I love mustard in any form or flavor and use it as an ingredient in many
>> things besides sandwiches. I have a dill mustard that's great mixed with
>> mayo for pasta or potato salad. I love cranberry mustard on a chicken
>> salad sandwich. I dip French fries in spicy hot mustard, add regular
>> yellow mustard when making baked beans, and when I was a teenager, ate
>> peanut butter on crackers with mustard. It's one of my favorite
>> condiments.
>>
>> I married a man who hated mustard, but after 43 years of marriage, he
>> will now eat honey mustard on some things. Small steps.
>>
>> Denise in NH
>>
>
> The question that should be asked is why do people like mustard? The taste
> is quite similar to biting into an aspirin.
>
> I'm not a big fan but it's amazing how mustard can enhance a dish when
> added in small amounts. Somehow, it can plug up a small hole in the flavor
> of a dish and elevate it. It's one of my secret weapons of mass
> destruction.

I like mustard in some things but not others. I can remember buying some
sort of prepared food that was Dijon mustard green beans and potatoes. I
like green beans and potatoes and husband likes mustard so I thought this
would be good. Wrong! We each took a bite and threw our forks down.