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Fruit Mustard 01

Fruit Mustard 01 is built on Dry Mustard Powder Lightly Packed, Cold Water, White Wine Rice Or Cider Vinegar, Sugar, and Salt. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup
• 3/4 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Stir the mustard and cold water together in a bowl, mixing until all lumps vanish.

2. 2

   Let the mixture stand at least an hour, better 3 or 4 hours.

3. 3

   Simmer the orange zest in about a cupful of water for 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Drain the shreds, then chop them very fine; reserve the zest.

5. 5

   If the dried fruit is not tender, cover the pieces with boiling water and let them stand 5 minutes, then drain them well.

6. 6

   Combine the drained orange zest, vinegar and sugar in a medium-sized saucepan and boil the mixture, uncovered, over medium heat for 5 minutes, until the syrup has thickened somewhat.

7. 7

   Stir in the salt, then add the fruit and the mustard mixture.

8. 8

   Stir the mixture over medium-high heat until it comes to a boil and thickens smoothly.

9. 9

   Remove from the heat.

10. 10

    When the mustard has cooled, taste it and add lemon juice to taste.

11. 11

    Scrape the mustard into a clean, dry jar and store it, covered, in the refrigerator.

12. 12

    If it should thicken too much upon standing, thin it with more lemon juice or with water.