America’s Mustard College

Posted on May 21, 2012 by The Curator

Some say May is “Moms & Proms” and June is “Dads & Grads”. At this time of year we like to add, “Be one of the few, graduate from Poupon U!”

With graduations coming up quickly, it makes total sense for you to load up your mustard-loving graduate with plenty of Poupon U swag. There’s lots of official Poupon U gear to show they’re not only well educated on the nuances of tasty mustard, but they’re not afraid to show it.

For grads moving on to higher education, they have to consider one important thing. You could spend tens of thousands of dollars at an accredited university. But for what? A real college education? Save your money for buying mustard. You can earn a degree from Poupon U for only 8 bucks.

Poupon U has been consistently lowering the bar in higher education for two decades, so remember to visit the Campus Bookstore and make the grads in your life condimentally correct for years to come!

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Healing Muscle Cramps

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Mrs. Mustard


We’ve talked about the healing powers of mustard when it comes to burns, and there are plenty of folks who swear by that use of yellow mustard (Mrs. Mustard’s Kitchen, January 2011). But, there seems to be even more to mustard’s medicinal remedies.

The good folks at The People’s Pharmacy posted a report from a reader who used yellow mustard for relieving leg cramps. After swallowing a small cup of yellow mustard the reader said their cramps were “gone within seconds”.

Joe and Terry at The People’s Pharmacy said that some even keep mustard by their nightstand in case they are wakened with leg cramps. Other readers chimed in with comments confirming the effectiveness of our favorite condiment… so we’ll add leg cramps relief to the list of reasons we love mustard!

You can read the entire Q&A and comments by clicking here.

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There’s a lot going on

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Mrs. Mustard

With Summer around the corner, there’s already a lot going on in the world of mustard. Starting things off, we have National Pretzel Day on April 26. So to honor that fabulous vehicle for mustard, the Mustard Museum Gourmet & Gift Shop is offering a special Thursday thru Sunday (April 26-29) — buy a pretzel dipping mustard and get a FREE hot soft pretzel, or $1 off a bag of dipping pretzel sticks. Click here to see our pretzel special flyer.

Also for National Pretzel Day, you may see on Facebook and elsewhere online that Quaker Steak & Lube in Middleton is giving away a hot pretzel to every customer on Pretzel Day, Thursday, April 26. For their mustard accompaniment (or for dipping) customers can select one of the National Mustard Museum’s signature mustards, Slimm & Nunne, available in Sweet & Nicely Hot, Maple Peppercorn and Habanero Horseradish. You will can purchase the mustards on sale at The Lube on Thursday for only $5 each (regularly $5.75) or $15 for the trio giftbox (regular price $16.95). Of course, you can buy Slimm & Nunne any day at the Museum or our online store.

Then to get May going, Lucky’s Bar and Grill on Regent Street in Madison is hosting a “Beer & Mustard Pairing” from 5-8pm on Wednesday, May 9, during Madisons Craft Beer Week. We’ve teamed with Lucky’s to pair 5 delicious mustards with 5 craft beers. The featured mustards will be available for sale at Lucky’s that night, or they can be purchased any time (of course!) at the Mustard Museum’s Gourmet & Gift Shop or online store. View the mustard and beer pairings here.

Click here to learn more about what’s going on for Madison Craft Beer Week.

The very next day, Thursday, May 10, Middleton’s Spring Wine Walk is from 5-8pm. Tickets for that event are sold out but the next night, Friday, May 11, kicks off the Mustard Museum’s extended summer hours. The Museum and Gift Shop will be open until 8pm on Thursday and Friday evenings for spring and summer. Come by on your way to Capital Brewery’s Biergarten to shop for mustards, chocolate & sweets, chutneys & spreads, hot sauces, oils, vinegars & dressings… whew! While you’re at it grab a mini dog, brat, or hot pretzel to tie you over. Even stop in if you’re having dinner in the area — there’s always room for mustard!

We look forward to seeing you this summer at the Museum & Gift Shop … starting tomorrow!

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Mustard & Beer

Posted on April 25, 2012 by The Curator


Yes, a tasty combination! Lucky’s Bar and Grille on Regent Street in Madison and the National Mustard Museum have come together to spotlight 5 exquisite mustards and 5 craft beers. These combos are part of the “Beer and Mustard Pairing” event at Lucky’s on Wednesday, May 9, from 5-8pm. Tickets for the event are $12 in advance or $16 day of.

Call Lucky’s to reserve your spot, 608-250-8989. Click here to view an event flyer, or click here to learn more about Madison Craft Beer Week.

The mustards that will be featured with the beers will be on sale at Lucky’s that evening. Or, you can buy them now at the Museum Gift Shop or our online store. The featured mustards are below, along with their craft beer pairing.

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BEER & MUSTARD PAIRINGS

Earth & Vine Tangerine Habanero Mustard, $9.50 (EVN100) — paired with Blue Moon Belgian Style Wheat Ale

3 Monkeys Sweet & Spicy Mustard (2012 Grand Champion), $8.25 (TMM100) — paired with Leinenkugel Honey Weiss

Robert Rothschild Blue Cheese Dijon, $7.75 (RRT134) — paired with New Glarus Hop Hearty IPA

Slimm & Nunne Habanero Horseradish Mustard, $5.75 (SLN120) — paired with Lake Louis Warped Speed Scotch Ale

Galena Canning Company 911 Spicy Hot Mustard, $6.75 (GAL101) — paired with Peroni International Style Pilsner

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2012 WWMC Medals

Posted on April 17, 2012 by The Curator

Nearly 300 mustards from as far away as New Zealand, Japan, and Sweden competed in the 2012 World-Wide Mustard Competition. We first picked the medal winners through a series of tastings at the National Mustard Museum.

We then took the Gold Medal mustards to the annual meeting (right) of the Windy City Chapter of the American Culinary Federation for the Grand Champion taste-off — the Curator is pictured with Michael Garbin, executive chef of the Union League Club of Chicago and president, Windy City Chapter of the ACF. Thirty-two of Chicago’s finest chefs and culinary professionals swooned their way through the seventeen top mustards to select a Best-of-Show 2012 Grand Champion.

You can view all of the medal winners in this comprehensive list (including the 2012 GRAND CHAMPION), or click here for the official Museum press release.

Now, bring home the mustards!

So, what’s the best part of all of this? We’ve collected up as many of the medal winning mustards as we can, and most of the 2012 Medal Winners are available in our online store. So bring them home and see for yourself how delicious these award-winning mustards are. We’ll continue to add medal winners as they become available. Enjoy!

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Twenty years…

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Mrs. Mustard

In honor of our twentieth anniversary we have LOTS of 20% off online specials that are good through the end of April. Celebrate 20 years of the Mustard Museum with these fantastic products listed below, or visit the Twentieth Anniversary specials page for even more…

ALK100 Aunty Lilikoi’s Passion Fruit Wasabi Mustard reg. $10.25 – SALE $8.20

ALS100 Alstertor Dusseldorf Style Mustard reg. $6.25 — SALE $5.00

ARN101 Arran Original Mustard reg. $7.75 — SALE $6.20

BEF100 Bald Eagle Pub Beer Dipping Mustard Sauce reg. $7.75 — SALE $6.20

BJL104 Ben Jack Larado’s Goldstone Garlic Mustard reg. $6.75 — SALE $5.40

BMG100 Baumgartner’s Horseradish Mustard reg. $6.25 — SALE $5.00

CHC100 Cherchie’s Champagne Mustard reg. $6.75 — SALE $5.40

DDC100 Daddy Cook’s Sunrise Bloody Mary Mustard reg. $8.25 — SALE $6.60

EFL109 Edmond Fallot Moutarde a la Provencale reg. $6.25 — SALE $5.00

EVN100 Earth & Vine Tangerine Habanero Mustard reg. $9.50 — SALE $7.60

FNW101 Food & Wine Sweet Hot Beer Mustard reg. $6.25 — SALE $5.00

FWZ100 Fischer & Wieser Smokey Mesquite Mustard reg. $7.25 — SALE $5.80

JLK100 Jolokia Ghost Pepper Mustard reg. $10.00 — SALE $8.00

TRV75 Lusty Monk Mustard Trio reg. $24.95 — SALE $19.95

LOW100 Lowensenf Extra Hot Mustard reg. $7.75 — SALE $6.20

MUI400 Muirhead Pecan Pumpkin Butter reg. $8.50 — SALE $6.80

RAY108 Raye’s Winter Garden (Dill) Mustard reg. $5.75 — SALE $4.60

SYM105 Saucy Mama Tarragon Lemon Mustard reg. $5.25 — SALE $4.20

TNC100 Thats A Nice Sicilian Olive Mustard reg. $6.25 — SALE $5.00

WVM100 Willamette Valley HoneyDill Mustard reg. $5.75 — SALE $4.60

You can even make a tax-deductible $20 donation (20YEARS) to the nonprofit National Mustard Museum in honor of our twentieth anniversary.

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From Prussia With Love

Posted on April 6, 2012 by The Curator

Visitors to the National Mustard Museum are always enthralled by our displays of mustard pots from around the world. None are more delicate or intriguing than our RS Prussia porcelain pots, of which we have but a few.

Reinhold Schlegelmilch began making porcelain table pieces as early as the 1860s in Suhl, Germany (State of Prussia). His mustard pots have become legendary. C.L. Riley, one of the country’s most accomplished RS Prussia collectors, is generously donating his vast collection of mustard pots to the National Mustard Museum. We expect to have them on site by the end of April and, after photographing and cataloging them, we will begin showing them in May.

Mustard pots of this quality and significance need a good home. It will take about $10,000 to transport these pots to Wisconsin and properly place them in new exhibit cases. If you would like to help sponsor the Riley RS Prussia Exhibit (a new permanent exhibit), please contact the Curator.

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‘Caviar’ anyone?

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Mrs. Mustard

We often refer to mustard as the “King of Condiments”, sometimes with good-natured bravado but, really, we sort of mean it. Mustard is extremely versatile, and in its truest form, quite classy.

This brief article makes that very point. The texture and flavor burst from mustard seeds can turn the bland into the sublime. Read more at thekitchn.com by clicking here.

They suggest simmering yellow and brown mustard seeds in a mixture of vinegar, sugar and salt for almost an hour. While some posting comments weren’t sure where to get mustard seeds, we thought, “DUH! Get them at the Mustard Museum!” : )

Here’s some links to the mustard seeds and some other prepared mustards from Ireland, perfect to top off that corned beef & cabbage for St. Pat’s!

Whole Brown Mustard Seed

Whole Yellow Mustard Seed

Lakeshore Wholegrain Mustard With Whisky

Lakeshore Mustard With Guinness Stout

The Lakeshore Duet

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What Else Can You Do?

Posted on February 22, 2012 by The Curator

sweet-hot mustards

One of our most popular mustard varieties has always been the sweet-hot mustards. As you dip, dollop or dunk your pretzels, etc., into a jar of your favorite honey or sweet-hot, there are a lot of other ways to enjoy these mustards you should consider. Continue reading →

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European Mustard Tour

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Mrs. Mustard


It’s the trip of a lifetime. Join Barry and me as we tour England and France, hitting all of the favorite sights along with mustard-specific gems that you’ll only have access to with the Curator & Mrs. Mustard!

More details will be worked out, but things are really coming together so plan for this once-in-a-lifetime trip on October 3 through October 15, 2012.

The exclusive Mustard Tour, in conjunction with Outta-Here! Travel, includes just about everything you could want. Highlights include:

  • round trip air fare from Chicago,
  • four-star hotel accommodations (12-nights),
  • all breakfasts and most dinners,
  • private tour motorcoach,
  • luggage handling,
  • welcome reception at Colman’s (Norwich, England),
  • first weekend in London,
  • take the Chunnel to France,
  • dinner and wine tasting in Champagne,
  • four days in Burgundy (includes Dijon),
  • tour of the Fallot Moutarderie (Beaune, France),
  • meet world-renowned mustard expert and author Robin Weir,
  • the last weekend in Paris.

Space is very limited so contact Mrs. Mustard or call Outta-Here! Travel at 866-593-1313 for information. The Tour is $4,799 per person. If you prefer to travel to Europe (meeting us at the airport in London on Oct. 4) from a different U.S. city, contact us; cost of trip will be adjusted accordingly. Limited to 24 mustard lovers! Viva la moutarde!

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Use the form below to sign up for updates about the 2012 Grand European Mustard Tour.

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