Joe Bertman introduced his brown mustard in Cleveland in 1921. It found an early audience at League Park, where its spicy, vinegar-based flavor became part of going to a baseball game.

The mustard drew on European traditions familiar to many of Cleveland’s German and Eastern European communities. When the baseball team moved to Cleveland Municipal Stadium in 1932, Bertman’s mustard went with it, carrying that connection to the ballpark forward.

You don’t need tickets to put it to work. Try it on a hot dog, spread it on a sandwich, or set a jar beside the pretzels. If you like a sharper mustard, that’s a sensible place to start.