Mustard the Common Way

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 2 ounces flour of mustard
• 0.25–0.5 pint boiling water
• 0.5 teaspoon sugar, finest powder

Instructions

1. Mix half a teaspoonful of salt with two ounces of mustard flour.
2. Add boiling water by degrees, stirring constantly to the mixture.
3. Beat well with a spoon, rubbing thoroughly to achieve a perfectly smooth consistency.
4. Continue until the mixture resembles a thick batter.
5. Allow the mustard to cool completely before transferring it to the mustard-glass.
6. If desired, fold in half a teaspoonful of sugar in finest powder.
7. Ensure the finished mustard is dilute enough to drop easily from a spoon.