Why moutarde and not moûtarde?

[rootofnewt]

I'm trying my hand at making mustard for boy. He eats mustard on his lunch sandwiches every single day. I often buy nifty speciality mustards for him. I saw the empty jar of Yoder's chili garlic stone-ground mustard on the counter and the big fat "0" on the message board where he lets me see the grocery budget. I checked my own yellow mustard bottle and saw that it's nearly empty. In an effort to stave off mustard theft (and naked french fries), I've opted to get creative.

I often make mustard dressings for salad, but I hadn't tried making something spreadable. Since I'm achy, I'm just using what I can easily grab in the kitchen. So far, there's been one coffee measure of yellow mustard seed, one half coffee measure of brown mustard seeds, tarragon vinegar, a generous pouring of mustard powder, a generous shake of dried tarragon, a pinch of cloves, and white wine. I think a coffee measure is 1/8cup, but I have no idea on proportions for everything. Right now, it's super hot, as just prepared mustard is. I'll taste it in a bit and see if anything needs adding. Most recipes call for sugar, but he doesn't want sugar in his mustards (I always make sure the commercial mustards have 1g of sugar or less per tablespoon). I may sneak in a drop or two of maple syrup, but not enough to make him scream. ;)

Edit: I've added olive oil to tone down the heat and add some sweetness. I also added some poppy seeds because crunchy things are yummy.
Edit²: minced garlic

Comments

[briskpepper.livejournal.com]

Viva La Mustard!

[glove-puppet.livejournal.com]

I had a stunningly lovely mustard recently, it had garlic oil and a hint of horseradish. Mmm, mustard... :)

[kateo.livejournal.com]

Sounds delish! I've never made mustard from scratch -- I've assembled mustard blends before, using prepared mustard and other ingredients, but that's a very different thing. Go you!

[robogexv0.livejournal.com]

Awesome mustard goodness. I must admit, that sounds amazing :)

[needlegrrl]

You amaze me. :)

now i want to go and mix things together in the kitchen and then try them.:)