Recipe#5081

Title: Basic Country Mustard

Recipe By     : `Lost Arts,'' by Lynn Alley (Ten Speed Press)
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. 

   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.
Author suggestions using a cheap coffee grinder for spices and seeds.