A Tale of Two Mustards

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with a unique flavor.

white wine vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: distilled vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a fruity note.

mustard seeds

🥗Healthier: ground mustard

💰Cheaper: yellow mustard

Ground mustard can be used for a smoother texture.

cinnamon

🥗Healthier: nutmeg

💰Cheaper: pumpkin pie spice

Nutmeg provides a warm spice flavor.

Introduce the recipe and explain it's a water bath canning recipe for cranberry mustard.

Bring 3/4 cup of red wine and 2 tablespoons each of brown and yellow mustard seeds to a simmer.

In a separate pot, add 24 ounces of cranberries, 1 cup of sugar, 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar, 2 teaspoons of salt, and 1/2 medium onion diced.

Cook the cranberry mixture on the stove until it comes to a boil and the cranberries start to split, about 10 minutes.

Add freshly cracked black pepper and 2 tablespoons of dijon mustard to the cranberry mixture.

Combine the simmered mustard seed mixture with the cranberry mixture and cook for another 15 minutes until thickened.

Prepare half pint and quarter pint jars for canning.

Fill the jars with the cranberry mustard mixture, leaving a 1/4 inch headspace.

Process the jars in a steam canner for 15 minutes.

Let the jars cool for 24 hours before removing the rings.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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