September 2003 - Nr. 9
Cutting the Mustard…
But
if you wanted to taste or buy a variety of "Maille" mustards you could go
across the street, to the mustard tent and taste about 20 different
varieties from mild honey mustard up to ha,ha,ha holy smoke!
The
expression "Cutting the Mustard" is defined in Merriam Webster’s Collegiate
Dictionary as "to achieve the standard of performance necessary for
success".
When a person was too old or feeble to harvest the mustard plants anymore he was said to be no longer able to cut the mustard.
This
event has turned into something of a "Volksfest" – a festival where young
and old find something of interest to see, to eat or drink or things to
participate in. Games, music, face painting, petting zoo, quality artisans’
and crafters’ displays and of course mustard.
Thousands of visitors took advantage of the fair weather and on Friday evening – at the "Toronto All-Star Jazz Band" concert, the Ferguson Avenue was so crowded that is was almost impossible to walk. The wall-to-wall jazz fans came despite a little rain earlier!
Admission
was free, there were licensed patios but you were encouraged to bring a lawn
chair, although there were lots of chairs set up in front of the stage
already.
If you have missed this event in the past, it might be a good idea to earmark it for next year’s Labour Day weekend.
If you want to know more about mustard go to the Internet and find it at www.johnshepler.com or just put "Mustard" into your browser for a large selection of other websites.
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