Mrs Clements

Mrs Clements was a businesswoman from Durham who developed a strong mustard in the 1720s that won royal patronage and became fashionable, bringing prosperity to the North East but also competition. Her firm was later acquired by Colman’s of Norwich, and such was the association between Durham and good mustard that they branded their product with the Durham ox.

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