Dijon: The Mustard Society Game by Ruth Paget
Number of Players:
Unlimited as long as the mustard lasts
Materials Needed: All the materials you need for this game can be ordered from the Mustard Museum in Wisconsin (mustardmuseum.com).
-3 different kinds of mustard
-pretzel sticks Game
Preparation:
-On a sheet of paper, note the name of the three different mustards with a line after it where players will note a number of a matching mystery mustard. Make copies of this game sheet for the number of guests coming to your game
-Put out a dish with many pretzels so people dip once to avoid double dipping and germ spreading -cover the jars with paper so you cannot see the labels. Number them 1 – 3.
Game Play:
-Each guest will use one pretzel stick per mustard jar to scoop out a taste. -Guests will discuss mustards and note on their game sheet what mustard they think the mystery mustards are.
-Take the white paper of each jar to reveal the mystery mustard.
Everyone is a winner if you set all the mustards out to go with brats, hot dogs, or kielbasa and potato salad, coleslaw, and chips.
People who got everything right can take a jar of mustard home, if there is any left.
Mustards you can order from the Mustard Museum in Wisconsin include:
-Colman’s Original English
-Bornier Original Dijon
-De Echte Zaanse Mustard
-Löwensenf Bavarian
-Lakeshore Wholegrain with Irish Whiskey
-Bacik Spicy Horseradish and Honey
-Amora
-Clovis Herbes de Provence
-Edmond Fallon Honey
-Delicious Gourmet Big Easy Cajun
-Pommery Moutarde de Meaux
-Inglehoffer Sriracha
-Kocsiusko Spicy Brown Mustard
-Australian Outback Mustard
-Baumgarten Horseradish Mustard
-Löwensenf Extra Hot
-Sierra Nevada Stout and Stone Ground
The Mustard Museum has an online catalog that you can request to make unique parties with society games.
Happy Gaming!
By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
