Our friend, Barry Levenson, Curator and CMO (Chief Mustard Officer) of the National Mustard Museum in Middleton, Wisconsin will preside and incite activities at the annual National Mustard Day celebration on August 7.So put it on your calendars now – stock up on mustard and brats (I recommend Johnsonville brand, by the way!) early, in case of shortages.
Festivities will begin at 10:00 a.m. Central Time Zone for those wishing to synchronize celebrations in their neighborhood. As per the tradition, the opening ceremony includes singing of the POUPON U Fight Song with music by the POUPON U Accordion Band.
POUPON U Fight Song
Wisconsin Version
On our hot dogs, on our bratwurst,
Mustard is so cool.
Never mayo, never ketchup
They’re against the rules.
Gleaming gold and mellow yellow,
Smooth, rough, sweet and hot,
Fight, POUPON U, we’ll fight
and eat some lunch.
For those aficionados of royalty, The Duchess of Mustard will be there, but no word on the Colonel just yet. We’re told that Culver’s has come up with a new made-from-scratch fresh frozen mustard custard with chocolate pretzel crunch available exclusively at National Mustard Day.
Oh by the way, for the non-singers in your group – here’s a cheer to use whilst holding the various mustardly events of strength and culinary challenges:
Who needs Harvard, who needs Yale?
At POUPON U, you’ll never fail!
Stanford, Princeton? Big mistake!
POUPON U’s a piece of cake.
Thanks and…
Welcome to the cook-out!
