Mustard is a condiment made from the mustard seeds from one of three varieties of mustard plant: Sinapis alba, white mustard (also known as yellow mustard); Brassica juncea, brown mustard; or Brassica nigra, black mustard.
The whole, ground, cracked, or bruised mustard seeds are mixed with water, vinegar, or other liquids, and sometimes other flavorings and spices, to create a paste or sauce ranging in color from bright yellow to dark brown.
Mustard seeds
(top-left) may be ground (top-right) to make different kinds of mustard. The other four mustards pictured are a mild yellow mustard with
turmeric
coloring (center left), a Bavarian sweet mustard (center right), a Dijon mustard (lower left), and a coarse French mustard made mainly from black mustard seeds (lower right).
A
Colman's
Mustard Shop and Museum cabinet: These cabinets were supplied to schools to demonstrate the ingredients used by Colman's in product manufacture. The cabinets were produced from 1900 to 1939.
An advertisement for Grey Poupon mustard, from
L'Illustration
newspaper, January 1918
