Basic country mustard

 
                           Basic Country Mustard
 
 Recipe By     : `Lost Arts,'' by Lynn Alley (Ten Speed Press)
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:15
 Categories    : 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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    2      tbsp          yellow mustard seeds -- coarsely ground
      1/4  cup           brown or   yellow mustard powder
      1/4  cup           cold water
    2      tablespoons   white wine vinegar -- or cider vinegar
    1      teaspoon      salt
 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS: Grind the mustard seeds to the texture you desire.  (There
 is no ``correct'' texture.) Mix the mustard powder and ground seeds with
 the water. Let sit for 10 minutes. Add the vinegar and salt; blend well.
 Refrigerate overnight before us ing.  Yields about 1 cup
 
 
 
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 NOTES : Makes 1 cup ``Lost Arts: A Cook's Guide to Making Vinegar,
 Curing
 Olives, Crafting Fresh Goat Cheese and Simple Mustards, Baking Bread and
 Growing Herbs,'' by Lynn Alley (Ten Speed Press). San Francisco
 Chronicle,
 4/26/95. 
 Author suggestions using a cheap coffee grinder for spices and seeds.