| Old bay seasoning is a combination of spices and | | | | of Gustav Brunn's company became Old Bay |
| herbs produced and sold in the United States by | | | | Company. In those times, the seasonings that his |
| McCormick & Company. The Chesapeake Bay is | | | | company produced were canned in yellow containers |
| the area where it is produced by McCormick & | | | | and around the year 1990 his company was bought by |
| Company. | | | | McCormick & Company. |
| The old bay seasoning, as the mixture is named, dates | | | | As previously mentioned, the mixture of herbs and |
| back sixty years ago. There was a German called | | | | spices called old bay seasoning is great for crabs and |
| Gustav Brunn who came to the United States having | | | | shrimp recipes. You couldn't possibly live on the Atlantic |
| a dream of a business that would grant him success in | | | | coast without having tried old bay seasoning on crabs |
| the land of freedom. He wanted to have a spice | | | | and shrimp unless you really do not like seafood at all. |
| business so he created his own secret recipe after he | | | | However, a lot of people love it as a topping for |
| settled down in Baltimore. This recipe of his became | | | | popcorn, for salads and they combine it when cooking |
| known as the old bay seasoning and it is a | | | | chicken, fries, corn on the con and potato chips. Old |
| combination of more than twelve spices and herbs. | | | | bay seasoning is widely appreciated in the United |
| This combination includes celery seed, mustard, red | | | | States and even greater companies like Subway have |
| pepper, laurel leaves, salt, cloves, ginger mace, | | | | used it is making sandwiches, like the tuna sandwich. |
| cinnamon, cardamom and so on. Due to its excellent | | | | Old bay seasoning is a delicious spice mixture around |
| combination of spices, many people along the Atlantic | | | | the kitchen and especially if you are a seafood lover, |
| coast have loved and used it in their cooking since the | | | | you should try to get your hands on this seasoning and |
| 1940s and it is considered one of the best crab | | | | make your seafood tastier. The Maryland producer |
| seasonings. | | | | has indeed made a good investment when buying |
| Again considering the name, old bay seasoning is | | | | Brunn's recipe of seasoning. And a tasty investment |
| related to Old Bay Line, the name of a ship which used | | | | would be your own purchase of this delicious blend of |
| the waters of Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. The name | | | | herbs and spices. |