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		Wisconsin's National Mustard Museum gets last-minute reprieve, will not have to shut down. In related news, there's a National Mustard Museum in Wisconsin (upi.com)		72
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strangeguitar

2012-01-28 09:43:11 AM

Excuse me......is there a National Mustard Museum?

But...of course.

Benevolent Misanthrope

2012-01-28 09:50:08 AM

There's also a Spam Museum in Minnesota.

desertmouse

2012-01-28 09:50:09 AM

I know too much about this mustard museum since I live in Middleton where it is located now. It used to be in the cute, touristy town of Mt. Horeb 30 miles away. It was a perfect fit for that small community because people travelled there anyways to ski, visit the Cave of the Mounds or this other little nordic-themed park. Mt. Horeb even called itself THE MUSTARD CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. Then for no particular reason, some ass-hats decided to move it to Middleton which doesn't really farkin' need a mustard museum.

So a nice community lost one of its jewel touristy features, Middleton got something it doesn't want since some people like me think it should go back to Mt. Horeb where it belongs, and now the new owner isn't even able to make his payments.

And now you know the rest of the story.

/probably should not have mentioned something called Cave of the Mounds on Fark

desertmouse

2012-01-28 10:47:43 AM

Cave of the Mounds in WI:

caveofthemounds.com

Something, something, Subby's Mom

Flragnararch

2012-01-28 10:48:09 AM

and a paper museum

And the Houdini Museum

but all pale in comparison to house on the rock

praxis44241

2012-01-28 10:48:28 AM

So the museum doesn't pass mus-

/I puked in mid-thought. My apologies to all.

desertmouse

2012-01-28 10:51:52 AM

Flragnararch: and a paper museum

And the Houdini Museum

but all pale in comparison to house on the rock

You know Neil Gaiman had a nice Halloween party there last year? I missed it, but hopefully he'll do something like that again someday. I think he lives an hour or two west of it.

/exits the mustard thread now

TommyymmoT

2012-01-28 10:53:01 AM

Cool. It'll be the perfect stop-over when I take the family to Kondiment Kingdom! ^TM theme park this year.

erik316wttn

2012-01-28 10:53:47 AM

I'm a lifelong Wisconsinite and I've never been to the Mustard Museum in Mt. Horeb.

simusid

2012-01-28 10:55:49 AM

really? I'm first?
files.sharenator.com

ChrisDe

2012-01-28 10:57:28 AM

Col. Mustard, in the museum, with a butter knife.

Trance750

2012-01-28 10:58:20 AM

desertmouse:
And now you know the rest of the story.

Thank you, Paul Harvey

Calmamity

2012-01-28 10:58:40 AM

Where else would you put a mustard museum?

PsiChi

2012-01-28 11:01:44 AM

Didn't even see the word "mustard," so immediately went for this: s3.hubimg.com

exvaxman

2012-01-28 11:07:05 AM

desertmouse: So a nice community lost one of its jewel touristy features, Middleton got something it doesn't want since some people like me think it should go back to Mt. Horeb where it belongs, and now the new owner isn't even able to make his payments.

Yeah - it should have stayed in Mt. Horeb. Barry is an interesting character though.
I also liked the old place better - it had more character.

Leeroy Jenkinssss

2012-01-28 11:08:11 AM

Ahh yes.... the home of Poupon U

Gordon Bennett

2012-01-28 11:14:19 AM

I can't eat mustard. It's the tard part. I find it offensive.

jmadisonbiii

2012-01-28 11:20:55 AM

simusid: really? I'm first?

I figured him for curator.

rigmort

2012-01-28 11:22:29 AM

It's also illegal in the State of WI to put ketchup on a bratwurst.

KarmicDisaster

2012-01-28 11:28:33 AM

That's because they got greedy and moved from their affordable digs in Mount Horeb. Lured by promises of cheap loans to Middleton, now the loans are due and the location there has not proved to have as much traffic as promised.

rockradio1

2012-01-28 11:29:08 AM

The best phreeking brown whole mustard on the phreeking planet (beat Grey Poupon by wide margin in the 2008 World Mustard Competition)...and is the pride of Rock Island, Illinois. If I'm not mistaken, back in the 1960's and early 1970's it was also the standard mustard on hot dogs at Milwaukee County Stadium sold by roaming vendors.

No stores sell it anywhere near where I live now so I have it flown in here via the Mustard Museum.

If I remember right the move from Mt. Horeb to Middleton gave them far more room to not only expand the museum part but also the retail sales part. If Wisconsin doesn't want it there I'm sure there are PLENTY of states that would want it.

exvaxman

2012-01-28 11:36:31 AM

It's a decent place run by decent people.
I've done business with them for years at both locations.
It's one of the ONLY places that people who no longer live in the Upper Midwest can get...

Try these folks:
Link (new window)

I'm not sure what Barry charges, but I have found him to be rather expensive on most items. Sometimes as much as 2X the local store.

Trance750

2012-01-28 11:41:52 AM

rigmort: It's also illegal in the State of WI to put ketchup on a bratwurst.

That's just common sense.

KrispyKritter

2012-01-28 11:52:29 AM

desertmouse: I know too much about this mustard museum since I live in Middleton where it is located now. It used to be in the cute, touristy town of Mt. Horeb 30 miles away. It was a perfect fit for that small community because people travelled there anyways to ski, visit the Cave of the Mounds or this other little nordic-themed park. Mt. Horeb even called itself THE MUSTARD CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. Then for no particular reason, some ass-hats decided to move it to Middleton which doesn't really farkin' need a mustard museum.

So a nice community lost one of its jewel touristy features, Middleton got something it doesn't want since some people like me think it should go back to Mt. Horeb where it belongs, and now the new owner isn't even able to make his payments.

And now you know the rest of the story.

/probably should not have mentioned something called Cave of the Mounds on Fark

I am F

F@ck of the Mountain, lost deep in bush coontry
seeking Shame...Shame of the Jungle
! 1975 (?) flashback, times square adult cartoon double header
played with Fritz the Cat. Shame of the Jungle and Fritz the Cat.

/old, so old

No Such Agency

2012-01-28 11:57:38 AM

simusid:
really? I'm first?
[files.sharenator.com image 580x725]

Only because I was busy elsewhere.

i.imgur.com

LouDobbsAwaaaay

2012-01-28 12:07:47 PM

Good place to visit for free samples while waiting for a table at Hubbard Ave. Diner.

Gough

2012-01-28 12:10:45 PM

Flragnararch: and a paper museum

And the Houdini Museum

but all pale in comparison to house on the rock

I thought the paper museum had moved to Georgia when the Institute of Paper Chemistry did the same.

/I've duplicated Houdini's best escape...getting out of Appleton.

Staffist

2012-01-28 12:17:26 PM

Surprised that no one has mentioned the relative proximity to the New Glarus brewery yet. Sure, it might be 30 or 50 miles away, but what's that when you're about to enjoy some of the best beer brewed in the United States?

Do you know the way to Mordor

2012-01-28 12:18:49 PM

Nearly as popular as the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota!

WarehouseMouse

2012-01-28 12:27:17 PM

Staffist: Surprised that no one has mentioned the relative proximity to the New Glarus brewery yet. Sure, it might be 30 or 50 miles away, but what's that when you're about to enjoy some of the best beer brewed in the United States?

You're damned right it is. I've tried dozens of styles that Dan Carey brews, and I've only disliked one.

Gough

2012-01-28 12:29:25 PM

Staffist: Surprised that no one has mentioned the relative proximity to the New Glarus brewery yet. Sure, it might be 30 or 50 miles away, but what's that when you're about to enjoy some of the best beer brewed in the United States?

Damn, you've made me nostalgic for Wisconsin, something that's difficult to do this time of the year.

nacker

2012-01-28 12:39:24 PM

rigmort: It's also illegal in the State of WI to put ketchup on a bratwurst.

While it may be an abomination, I'm pretty sure you made up the part about it being illegal.

sp86

2012-01-28 12:40:19 PM

Holy fark and I always thought Madison was boring, but there's a Mustard Museum a short drive away in Middleton? Well hell, that's just the sort of thing to spice up the night life! And our smelt fry!

/Chequamegon Bay born and raised.
//Madison is so boring it might as well be in Illinois.

ows

2012-01-28 12:41:08 PM

Mr. Mustard brand. has a nice horseradish heat that if you get enough will burn your nasel cavity. bliss.

scruffynerfherder

2012-01-28 12:45:36 PM

Does anybody know the story behind the mustard man? I've seen him for awhile, and I've always wondered...

offmymeds

2012-01-28 12:46:24 PM

Was beat to the punch with 'Mustard Man', so I'll have to go with this:

i1136.photobucket.com

/'sandwitch' not my spelling

caution

2012-01-28 01:00:17 PM

Am I missing something on Google Street View, or is the mustard museum tucked inside some non-descript building marked "Antiques" without any sort of sign on the outside?

desertmouse

2012-01-28 01:08:36 PM

caution: Am I missing something on Google Street View, or is the mustard museum tucked inside some non-descript building marked "Antiques" without any sort of sign on the outside?

That's an old picture. It used to be an antique mall before it changed over a year ago.

Arkanaut

2012-01-28 01:09:50 PM

I guess it ... *puts on sunglasses* ... passed muster.

MAYORBOB

2012-01-28 01:24:52 PM

It's Grey ... for me to Poupon!

aerojockey

2012-01-28 01:53:19 PM

National Mustard Museum is $170,000 in debt?

Yep, it's pretty much a goner.

APO_Buddha

2012-01-28 02:09:22 PM

All this discussion about Middleton/Wisconsin make me homesick.

/Went to High School in Middleton
//Now lives in Athens, Ohio
///Misses Capital Brewery beer
////Sober slashies

TTBoyArDee

2012-01-28 02:28:56 PM

Vorpal

2012-01-28 02:39:02 PM

I thought those mustard guys were loaded

Lonewolf45100

2012-01-28 02:39:05 PM

and they say America is no longer a superpower.

BitwiseShift

2012-01-28 03:04:27 PM

That where the Gay Poupon came out of the cabinet.

johnny queso

2012-01-28 03:38:18 PM

Somebody call the Doctor

base935

2012-01-28 03:57:49 PM

Has anyone posted this yet?

files.sharenator.com

Rising_Zan_Samurai_Gunman

2012-01-28 04:05:43 PM

KarmicDisaster: That's because they got greedy and moved from their affordable digs in Mount Horeb. Lured by promises of cheap loans to Middleton, now the loans are due and the location there has not proved to have as much traffic as promised.

Agreed, Middleton is sort of out of the way - Hwy 14 up there gets much less traffic than Hwy 151 around Mt Horeb, or any of the other communities on any other area around Madison.
I live in Verona and actually didn't even realize they had moved. I think the billboards on Hwy 151 North coming from Dodgeville might still say it's in Mt Horeb. Seems like it might have been better for them in the long run to just expand their existing location - or if they wanted more retail to just open a separate retail shop somewhere in Madison either near State St or any of the strip malls on the westside that are already filled with foodie places.

exvaxman

2012-01-28 04:13:40 PM

Hey - let's not forget the real hate for Barry - he is a Red Socks fan. And a lawyer.
Seriously - he has written lots of good baseball articles and books.

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