Mad For Mustard

Remember that song Barbara Mandrell used to sing, “I was country when country wasn’t cool”. Well, I can say that I loved mustard before mustard became cool, or maybe I should say hot. Suddenly it seems mustard is the condiment everyone wants to be seen eating. The gourmet foodie crowd has chosen mustard as its condiment of choice, and the different flavors of mustard suddenly available at the grocery store would make George French’s head spin. When I was growing up my Dad used to eat mustard sandwiches; yup, nothing but two pieces of bread slathered with good old yellow mustard and slapped together. Little did Dad know that he was a mustard connoisseur ahead of his time. Mustard makers are also touting mustard as a healthy condiment choice, with one French company’s ad campaign stating that “Farmers make our mustard zero calories, not scientists”. Mustard may be finding it’s way into fancier establishments, but mustard will never loose it’s simple down home appeal. It will continue to be a favorite on hot dogs, bologna sandwiches, and hamburgers, and if there are those who choose to eat it on escargot, the more the merrier.