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A simple mustard condiment made with mustard, salt, and water.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Mustard

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine 2 ounces of mustard with 2 teaspoons of salt.

  2. Add 9 teaspoons of water and mix well until smooth.

  3. Gradually add 6 more teaspoons of water, mixing until the consistency is smooth and free of lumps.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Mustard
Provides the main flavour and pungency, and its seed particles thicken the mixture as they hydrate.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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