"Old Bay Seasoning was the invention of Gustav Brunn, a German Jew who emigrated to Baltimore in 1938. An experienced spice merchant, Brunn soon landed a job at McCormick & Co., which wanted him to develop blends for meatpackers who were making products including sausages and hot dogs. It was a short gig: Two days after being hired, he was let go because he was Jewish. If it weren't for the firing, Old Bay might never have come into being..."
The Measure of Old Bay
by Jane Black
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/10/06/ST2009100603029.html
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