[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10268]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING BOETJE'S STONE GROUND MUSTARD'S SUCCESS AS 2016 GRAND 
                                CHAMPION

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 5, 2016

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Boetje's Stone 
Ground Mustard, which recently was named Grand Champion in the 2016 
World-Wide Mustard Competition.
  In the late 19th century, Fred Boetje began making stoneground Dutch 
mustard in his garage in Rock Island, Illinois. To this day, Boetje's 
is still a Quad Cities-based company and is gaining international 
recognition for their excellent and unique product. In fact, Boetje's 
is the first grainy mustard to win the Grand Champion award in the 
World-Wide Mustard Competition's history. Previously, in 2008, it took 
first prize in the ``Best Coarse Grained'' category at the World-Wide 
Mustard Competition, and in 2002, their mustard was named the ``Best 
Illinois Food Product'' by Illinois Magazine.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to again recognize Boetje's Mustard's victory in 
being named Grand Champion at the 2016 World-Wide Mustard Festival, and 
I wish them even more success in the future.

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