Massive Fire in Solomons
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Back before the US military won the Cold War, I was with a unit that went to western Europe often. When people got off work, they'd go tooling around the town. 1 day someone bought some Dijon mustard that had pictures of smurfs painted on the jar. A lot of people liked that mustard. After a while when someone went there, they were often tasked with bringing back several jars of "smurf mustard". Everybody knew what they were talking about.
It was a very intense mustard. A few people claimed that there was horseradish in it. But none of the foreign words on the label seemed like a likely translation for horseradish.
So where I'm going with this is, I bet, the secret ingredient isn't just any old plain mustard. It HAS to be smurf mustard. Now the same mustard is for sale. Sadly smurfs no longer adorn the glass jar. But you can find some expired jars for sale on the internet.
Okay then, mine's better than yours.
When I worked for Booz Allen way back in the 80s, we had a covered dish luncheon on site. One lady made deviled eggs that were extraordinarily flavorful. They tasted of horse radish. She told me I was crazy. Her husband made them with Dijon mustard.Back before the US military won the Cold War, I was with a unit that went to western Europe often. When people got off work, they'd go tooling around the town. 1 day someone bought some Dijon mustard that had pictures of smurfs painted on the jar. A lot of people liked that mustard. After a while when someone went there, they were often tasked with bringing back several jars of "smurf mustard". Everybody knew what they were talking about.
It was a very intense mustard. A few people claimed that there was horseradish in it. But none of the foreign words on the label seemed like a likely translation for horseradish.
So where I'm going with this is, I bet, the secret ingredient isn't just any old plain mustard. It HAS to be smurf mustard. Now the same mustard is for sale. Sadly smurfs no longer adorn the glass jar. But you can find some expired jars for sale on the internet.
Sneakers
Just sneakin' around....
I use dry mustard powder.When I worked for Booz Allen way back in the 80s, we had a covered dish luncheon on site. One lady made deviled eggs that were extraordinarily flavorful. They tasted of horse radish. She told me I was crazy. Her husband made them with Dijon mustard.
BadGirl
I am so very blessed
But Dijon Mustard has no horseradish, right? So if you tasted horseradish, either your taste buds were off, or the husband separately added it in to her egg filling mixture.When I worked for Booz Allen way back in the 80s, we had a covered dish luncheon on site. One lady made deviled eggs that were extraordinarily flavorful. They tasted of horse radish. She told me I was crazy. Her husband made them with Dijon mustard.
Per Wikipedia (because it IS the gospel):
Dijon mustard (French: Moutarde de Dijon) is a traditional mustard of France, named after the town of Dijon in Burgundy, France, which was the center of mustard making in the late Middle Ages and was granted exclusive rights in France in the 17th century.[1] First used in 1336 for the table of King Philip VI,[2] it became popular in 1856, when Jean Naigeon of Dijon replaced the usual ingredient of vinegar in the recipe with verjuice, the acidic juice of unripe grapes.[3]
The main ingredients of this condiment are brown mustard seeds (Brassica juncea)[4] and white wine,[5] or a mix of wine vinegar, water and salt designed to imitate the original verjuice.[6] It can be used as an accompaniment to all meats in its usual form as a paste, or it can be mixed with other ingredients to make a sauce.[7] The term Dijonnaise refers to a blend of Dijon mustard with mayonnaise.[8]
No, it's just that a hick like me wasn't used to sophisticated mustard. The only mustard I had ever eaten was plan yellow mustard.
Love the stuff. Just had some on my ham and cheese sammy.
PeoplesElbow
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Pardon me, but do you have any Grey Poupon?
Go ahead and laugh, my Dad actually said that to a waiter at a swanky restaurant when we were in Dijon, France. Sister and I ducked our heads under the tablecloth.
jrt_ms1995
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Tell us more about this evil Plan Yellow!
PeoplesElbow
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Pardon me, but do you have any Grey Poupoun?
So many questions, how did the waiter react, did he get any Grey Poupon, how old were you when he did this?
Go ahead and laugh, my Dad actually said that to a waiter at a swanky restaurant when we were in Dijon, France. Sister and I ducked our heads under the tablecloth.
So many questions, how did the waiter react, did he get any Grey Poupon, how old were you when he did this?
If I recall, he gave him that pinched, You Stupid American!, look. I don't recall if he got any or not. I was 17.Pardon me, but do you have any Grey Poupoun?
So many questions, how did the waiter react, did he get any Grey Poupon, how old were you when he did this?
PeoplesElbow
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Your dad sounds awesomeIf I recall, he gave him that pinched, You Stupid American!, look. I don't recall if he got any or not. I was 17.
I guess he was. He passed in February.Your dad sounds awesome
PeoplesElbow
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I'm sorry to hear that.
Thank you.
Are you suggesting they are fire bugs ?
BOP
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A couple of quotes from the Maryland State Fire Marshal's FB page:
"Absolutely devastating. So very sad for those businesses. My husband and I were actually looking at the space for lease there last summer to bring a small business to the area however after having contractors go in to get an estimate on build out costs, there was just way too much work to be done. The electrical was needing to be completely ripped out because it was out dated and out of code. The hvac was old and there were many things they found outback that just didn’t sit well with me on a maintenance level and safety standards including only one exit/entrance point for that specific unit. There was no exit from the rear of the unit and no sprinklers or smoke alarms inside that space in between the vet office and bike shop. We decided it was too risky and would be too expensive of a risk to take so we turned it down. I just hope and pray the other tenants that have been there for years and years recover and reopen their businesses soon! I don’t live in the area anymore but I sure do realize how sad it will be to drive by this every day."
This was someone's response to that:
"I believe it. I'm 43 and that string of stores has bn there way before me! I never recall any type of leasehold improvements or Reno's EVER so this is actually not surprising. Just unfortunate. Hopefully real estate owners will see this and realize - keeping your property maintained is worth the investment .... ijs"
