Mmm mustard

Have you looked out on to the fields in India and found comfort in that blanket of yellow which paints the horizon and adds colour to the sky?

Mustard is very special and so I am going to tell you a little bit about it. There are three types of mustard yellow, brown and oriental. Mustard seeds have been used for thousands of years and are even mentioned in the Bible. It is considered to be the third most important spice after salt and pepper.

It is an unlikely hero but it is so widespread and useful, whether as a spice or an oil or eaten as a vegetable. The leaves which are apparently not everyone’s culinary treat are considered as an important supplement for the future.They contain a cocktail of anti cancer ingredients including vitamins and have three times more calcium, potassium and iron than is found in ordinary vegetables. Have a look at today 's article on this very matter.

Heal-Indian-mustard-plant

Closer to home however there is another moment which I want to share with you and that is harvesting.

When all the mustard plants were cut, the pods slightly yellowing and full they were all laid out on the road outside the house. They were beaten and the plant part was extracted leaving the seed pods.The next day this was the sight that greeted me in the morning. Separating the mustard seeds from the chaff with a little modern air power.

This field worth yielded this mound on the ground and hopefully supplemented someone's income preferably not the landlords !