I was reading Geniaus’ blog and came to the post titled “Keen As Mustard” and wondered about the origin of this phrase. According to The Phrase Finder the saying actually pre-dates Keen’s Mustard which was first manufactured in 1742.
The phrase is first recorded in William Walker’s exhaustively titled Phraseologia Anglo-Latina, or phrases of the English and Latin tongue; together with Paroemiologia Anglo-Latina, 1672: “As keen as mustard.”
Well, what do you know!
Thanks for mentioning my post http://geniaus.blogspot.com/2010/06/keen-as-mustard.html
It never ceases to amaze me how people happen across my blog.
Hi Geniaus
I enjoy reading your blog!! Thanks for the link back to me too 🙂
Kylie