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  MUSTARD - LoveToKnow Article on MUSTARD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
White mustard is not fastidious in regard to soil.
White mustard is used as a small saladgenerally accompanied by garden cresswhile still in the seed leaf.
The domestic remedy of hot water and mustard for childrens feet in cases of cold or threatened cold may be of some use in drawing the blood to the surface and thus tending to prevent an excessive vascular dilatation in the nose or bronchi.
36.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MU/MUSTARD.htm   (1588 words)

  
 Mustard oil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mustard oil is composed mostly of the fatty acids oleic acid, linoleic acid and erucic acid.
In India, mustard oil is generally heated almost to smoking before it is used for cooking; this may be an attempt to reduce the content of noxious substances, and does reduce the strong smell and taste.
In India the restrictions on mustard oil are viewed as an attempt by foreign multi-national corporations to replace mustard oil with canola oil (a variety of rapeseed with a low erucic acid content).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mustard_oil   (623 words)

  
 Spice Pages: White Mustard Seeds (Sinapis alba)
Mustard is usually made of crushed or ground mustard seeds, vinegar (to stabilize the pungency) and wine (the selection of which is crucial to the mustard's taste).
It uses fl mustard, which is finely ground and sieved, together with small amounts of white mustard and wheat flour, which improves the texture.
Usage of white mustard seeds as a spice is relatively minor, but the whole seeds are popular in pickled vegetables; for this usage, they may be combined with allspice and bay leaves.
www.uni-graz.at /~katzer/engl/Sina_alb.html   (729 words)

  
 MUSTARD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Mild white mustard grows wild in North Africa, the Middle East and Mediterranean Europe and has spread farther by long cultivation; brown mustard, originally from the foothills of the Himalaya, is grown commercially in the U.K., Canada and the U.S.; fl mustard in Argentina, Chile, the U.S. and some European countries.
Prepared mustard is a thick condiment, a yellow or yellow-brown paste with a sharp taste that is prepared from the ground mustard seed.
Mustard greens, the leaves of the mustard plant, are one of the greens considered to be an essential element in soul food.
www.yotor.org /wiki/en/mu/Mustard.htm   (627 words)

  
 Chapter 9: Crop Plants and Exotic Plants
Three species of mustard are grown commercially for their seed from which an excellent oil and the condiment, table mustard, is produced.
Mustard is a minor crop in the United States, but in 1941, 124,000 acres were grown in Montana, with small amounts in North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington (Straw 1956).
Mustard is usually seeded at the rate of 4 to 10 lb/acre, depending upon the type and cultivar (Downey et al.
gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov /book/chap9/mustard.html   (1226 words)

  
 botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Mustards - Herb Profile and Information
Both Mustards afford excellent fodder for sheep, and as they can be sown late in the summer are often used for this purpose after the failure of a turnip or rape crop, the White Mustard being more frequently employed, as it is less pungent, though equally nutritious.
Like the White Mustard, the seeds are inodorous, even when powdered, though a pungent odour is noticeable when moistened with water, owing to the formation of volatile oil of Mustard, which is colourless or pale yellow, with an intensely penetrating odour and a very acrid taste.
Mustard is used in the form of poultices for external application near the seat of inward inflammation, chiefly in pneumonia, bronchitis and other diseases of the respiratory organs.
www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/m/mustar65.html   (3460 words)

  
 Mustard (Brassica juncea)
Mustard is grown from seeds sown in spring.
White mustard seed is a preservative used in pickling, either alone or as an ingredient in mixed pickling spice.
A mustard bath, where the powder is mixed with hot water, is comforting for sore and aching feet and relaxes and revives the entire body.
www.gardenguides.com /herbs/mustard.htm   (298 words)

  
 Watch Your Garden Grow - Mustard
Mustard (also known as mustard greens, spinach, leaf mustard and white mustard), is a quick-to-mature, easy-to-grow, cool-season vegetable for greens or salads.
Although mustard is often associated with the Deep South, it is also suitable for gardens in the central and northern United States in the cool parts of the growing season.
Mustard is a cool-season vegetable that naturally flowers during the long, warm days of summer.
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu /veggies/mustard1.html   (1657 words)

  
 Mustard, Commercial Vegetable Production Guides, North Willamette Research and Extension Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Condiment mustards, which are generally not irrigated, should be planted on soils with good water-holding capacity without being water-logged, and at locations which have a high probability of spring rains to avoid risk of moisture stress.
Mustard greens: Approximately 3 to 4 lb of seed per acre are used, depending on variety and use.
Mustard greens are commonly packaged in 23 to 24-lb bushel baskets, crates, and cartons, 24 packages each; 30 to 35-lb (1.4 bushel and 1.6 bushel) wirebound crates; or, crates and cartons, 12-24 bunches.
oregonstate.edu /Dept/NWREC/mustard.html   (1739 words)

  
 About Mustard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The mustard family is a big one, and its fold includes scores of common weeds and such vegetables as cabbage, broccoli, and turnip.
White mustard has almost no volatile oil; therefore, dry mustard is usually a combination of both fl and white seeds.
White mustard seed is used in pickles, relish, or recipes such as corned beef, where "whole" seed is required.
www.mustardstore.com /aboutmustard   (2247 words)

  
 Cover Crop Database: Complete Crop Summary of Mustards
Mustards used as cover crops include several members of the genus Brassica, including brown mustard (Brassica juncea [L.] Coss.), fl mustard (Brassica nigra [L.] Koch), field mustard Brassica campestris L., and white mustard (Brassica hirta Moench) (Munz, 1973).
White mustard is cultivated as a green and is naturalized in widely scattered locales.
White mustard (Sinapis alba) is susceptible to clubroot disease (Pears et al., 1989).
www.sarep.ucdavis.edu /cgi-bin/CCrop.exe/show_crop_27   (2253 words)

  
 mustard
Mustard is one of the oldest spices and one of the most widely used.
Whole white mustard seed is used in pickling spice and in spice mixtures for cooking meats and seafood.
Mustard pods must be harvested before they burst, that is when they are nearly fully developed but not ripe.
www.theepicentre.com /Spices/mustard.html   (1043 words)

  
 Floridata: Brassica juncea
Leaf mustard is a cool-season annual, usually grown for its variable, glabrous, rather thin basal leaves which are eaten raw or cooked like spinach.
Mustard greens are one of the easiest vegetables to grow.
Mustard greens are tangier than spinach, collards and kale, and have a sharp, peppery flavor that is enhanced with a sweet, mild vinegar.
www.floridata.com /ref/B/bras_jun.cfm   (883 words)

  
 Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility
Range: The Mustard White occurs across Canada from Newfoundland west to the Rocky Mountain foothills in Alberta, northern and central British Columbia, western Northwest Territories as far north as treeline, and the coast of Nunavut at Coppermine and Arviat.
virginiensis) occurs with the spring form of the Mustard White in southern Quebec and Ontario; the dark scaling on the veins of the hindwing beneath is a diffuse grey brown, not a sharply defined dark green as in oleracea.
Remarks: Until recently the "Mustard White" was considered to be a single species, with numerous North American populations treated as subspecies of the Eurasian Pieris napi (Linnaeus).
www.cbif.gc.ca /spp_pages/butterflies/species/MustardWhite_e.php   (547 words)

  
 Semen sinapsis seu brassicae a.k.a White mustard seed (Baijiezi) - TCM Materia Medica @ @ Traditional Chinese Medicine ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
White mustard seed (Baijiezi) is used with Perilla seed (Suzi) and Radish seed (Laifuzi) in the formula Sanzi Yangqing Tang.
White mustard seed (Baijiezi) is used with Kansui root (Gansui) and Peking spurge root (Daji).
White mustard seed (Baijiezi) is used with Antler glue (Lujiaojiao), Cinnamon bark (Rougui) and Prepared rehmannia root (Shudihuang) in the formula Yanghe Tang.
www.tcmbasics.com /materiamedica/semen_sinapsis_seu_brassicae.htm   (269 words)

  
 Gourmet Mustards
White mustard has virtually no volatile oil; therefore dry mustard is usually a combination of both seeds.
Crush the mustard and coriander seeds slightly in a mortar or blender, then mix them and the powdered mustard into the water and let stand for at least three hours.
Stir the mustard and cold water together in a bowl mixing until all lumps are gone.
www.geocities.com /NapaValley/5762   (1709 words)

  
 Acupuncturetoday.com | tell me about White Mustard Seed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In Western medicine, white mustard seed is used for its expectorant (promoting the expulsion of mucus), carminative (expelling gas from the stomach and intestines), rubefacient (producing redness on the skin) and analgesic (pain-relieving) properties.
The amount of white mustard seed to be taken depends on the conditions being treated and the way it is being used.
White mustard seeds are generally available whole, but they but they can also be found as pills, powders or decoctions.
www.acupuncturetoday.com /herbcentral/whitemustardseed.html   (507 words)

  
 Sinapis alba (White Mustard) - Wild Plants of Malta (by Stephen Mifsud)
For feverishness, colds, and influenza, white mustard may be taken as a tea or ground and sprinkled into a bath.
White mustard is sometimes cultivated, both in the garden and commercially, for its edible seed [4, 183].
White mustard is sometimes also grown as a seed sprout, usually with cress seeds (Lepidium sativum) to supply mustard and cress.
www.marz-kreations.com /WildPlants/CRUC/Sinapis_alba.html   (2785 words)

  
 Mustard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The most probable candidates which remain are the fl mustard (Brassica nigra), the white mustard (Sinapis arvense or Sinapsis alba) and possibly Sinapsis jun cea All four belong to the Cruciferae (also known as the Brassicaceae), the mustard family.
Modern commercial mustard is prepared by grinding the seeds of fl and white mustard and mixing them together.
In summary, the three features of the mustard plant emphasized by the Lord are the small size of the seed, the large size of the plant in relation to the seed, and the rapid growth.
web.odu.edu /webroot/instr/sci/plant.nsf/pages/mustard   (2164 words)

  
 The World's Healthiest Foods: Feeling Great
Mustard seeds emerged from our food ranking system as a very good source of selenium a nutrient which has been shown to help reduce the severity of asthma, decrease some of the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, and help prevent cancer.
Mustard seeds are from the mustard plant, which is a cruciferous vegetable related to broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage.
Mustard seeds can be traced to different areas of Europe and Asia with the white variety originating in the eastern Mediterranean regions, the brown from the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains, and the fl from the Middle East.
www.whfoods.com /genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=106   (1126 words)

  
 mustard --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The principal types are white, or yellow, mustard (Sinapis alba), a plant of Mediterranean origin; and brown, or Indian, mustard...
A unique synthesis of sulfides is illustrated by the reaction of ethylene with sulfur dichloride to form bis(-chloroethyl) sulfide, known as sulfur mustard or mustard gas, a blister-forming (vesicant) chemical warfare agent.
Mustards, cabbages, and their many relatives belong to the scientific family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae), commonly called the mustard family.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9054478   (705 words)

  
 Gardens at Colonial Williamsburg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Coss, White Imperial and Silesia are spring and summer Lettuces and the Arabia and Bellegarde are Autumn varieties.
Mustard provided one of the earliest spices and is recorded in Sanskrit records dating to around 3000 B.C. The term mustard comes from the use of the seeds to form a sweet "must" which was a component of old wines.
Mustard Greens, the popular salad green used in southern cooking today is Brassica juncea and while it has a long history of use in the orient does not seem to be known in 18th century Europe or America and should not be used in our gardens.
www.georgetown.u47.k12.me.us /history/CWLand/resrch7.cfm   (6527 words)

  
 Profile - Mustard
Mustard was also recommended in over 70 readings as a green, leafy vegetable.
Mustard was mentioned in 89 readings between 1923-1944 with a peak utilization in 1935.
Put the feet in hot mustard water AFTER the Pack has been used, pulling the water up on the lower limbs to the knees, rubbing down thoroughly; and when taken out of the water and sponged off dry, massage with rub alcohol from the knees down.
www.meridianinstitute.com /echerb/Files/1mustard.html   (1010 words)

  
 Information on white mustard
A powder or a paste made from the seeds of fl or white mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient.
White mustard \White mustard\ A kind of mustard ({Sinapis alba) with rough-hairy foliage, a long-beaked hispid pod, and pale seeds, which yield mustard and mustard oil.
white mustard n : Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source of table mustard and mustard oil [syn: Brassica hirta, Sinapis alba]
www.wkonline.com /d/white_mustard.html   (249 words)

  
 Mustard Seed - Brassica nigra - Encapsulated Botanical - Herbs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Mustard is a widely cultivated annual found wild in many parts of the world.
Mustard is often taken as a tea, or ground and sprinkled into a bath.
Mustard is not a good internal herb for very young children or the elderly if they are feeble.
www.viable-herbal.com /singles/herbs/s866.htm   (1035 words)

  
 White Mustard Seed - Glossary from Hormel Foods
White mustard seeds are larger and have a milder flavor than brown mustard seeds.
A combination of the white and brown seeds is used to produce English mustard.
White mustard seeds can be sold whole and used as a seasoning, ground into a powder, or used in the production of prepared mustards.
www.hormel.com /kitchen/glossary.asp?akw=&id=34905&catitemid=   (154 words)

  
 Rapid Aqueous Extraction of Mucilage from Whole White Mustard Seed
Abstract: Yellow or white mustard mucilage, present on the surface of Sinapis alba seeds, causes major difficulties in separation of the oil during aqueous processing due to its effectiveness as an emulsifier.
Yellow or white mustard (Sinapis alba L.) is commonly grown for the use of its seed as a spice.
Mucilage from white mustard seed is a very effective emulsifier that has been shown to complicate aqueous oil extraction.
www.chem-eng.utoronto.ca /~balked/journal.html   (6361 words)

  
 mustard
They are cultivated for the seeds, which are ground and used as a condiment, usually mixed to a paste with vinegar or oil, sometimes with spices or with an admixture of starch to reduce the pungency.
The white mustard is used in some places as forage for sheep and as green manure.
Black mustard seeds are more pungent than the white and yield a yellowish, biting oil (mustard oil) that has also been useful in medicine.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/sci/A0834600.html   (367 words)

  
 Mustard
Place the mustard in the container of a food processor and pulse until the mustard seeds are partially ground and the mixture is well blended.
I use this mustard in a variety of recipes and find it is especially good as a dip.
Because the base of this mustard is prepared Dijon, lengthy aging is not required.
www.herbsearch.com /herbofmonth/mustard.htm   (1142 words)

  
 White Mustard (Sinapis alba L.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
White mustard is presumed to have its origins in the South-East mediterranean area.
White mustard is cultivated in warm regions primarily for seed production, whilst in cool, temperate zones it is grown as a break crop, for forage or as green manure.
The breeding of nematode-resistant varieties has allowed White mustard to be grown following the beet harvest.
www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de /b-online/schaugarten/SinapisalblL/White_must.html   (204 words)

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