Date:  Wed, 20 Apr 1994 09:12:32 EDT

From:  David Muschell <dmuschel[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.GAC.PEACHNET.EDU>

Subject: Re: Cutting Mustard



Since mustard was originally made by mixing grape juice with powdered

mustard seed (hence the Latin "mustum" meaning "new wine"), I had always

thought that "cutting the mustard" was related to success in this endeavor

(ie. having both good crops of the plant and the vine); however, this has

only been an intuitive conjecture without documentation on my part.





David Muschell



Georgia College