Five Minute Histories: Gustav Brunn's Old Bay Seasoning

Almost every kitchen in Baltimore, and maybe Maryland, has a tiny yellow, blue, and red tin of Old Bay seasoning. It is an essential part of local cuisine, especially this time of year! Yet, most people are unaware of the spice’s dramatic Jewish history. Old Bay was created by Gustav Brunn, a Jewish immigrant who came to Baltimore after escaping Nazi Germany. We hope you enjoy today’s episode on Gustav Brunn’s Old Bay Seasoning and we’ll see you soon with another Five Minute Histories video!
This is our series called "Five Minute Histories." We record short videos about different historic places all over Baltimore and post them on our Facebook page, CZcams channel, and website. For more information or to become a member of Baltimore Heritage, check out: baltimoreheritage.org/support/

[@lwoodt1]

All these B h videos should be shown on local TV as well. MPT would do well to air these one night a week for an hour.

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

That would be so cool!

[@lwoodt1]

@@baltimoreheritage1006 Yes , make it happen please. They would love to have you.Call today.

[@boatingchesapeake2481]

Great history!! Yes, this should be shown in the local TV channel.

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Great idea!

[@PorkSoda101]

Obrycki's used a very similar seasoning on their crabs called Harbor Spice.

[@mrbanana69]

I'm in the UK and bought this spice mix and I love it. Only found it in the supermarket recently.

[@desivideshi8372]

Research, presentation and preservation of culture ❤👏🏻

[@astra47420]

I have just had it for the first time love it can't stop seasoning 😁

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Welcome to the club!

[@matthewbeckwith663]

Just got done polishing off a bag of Herr's Old Bay potatoe chips. Mmmmmm.

[@miclov8835]

Wow! This is so cool, I love Old Bay, I love Marland crabs with Old Bay and I really love these Baltimore Histories.

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Thanks for watching!

[@j887276]

Old Bay is perfect to make vegetable soup taste great 😁

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Ooh good idea!

[@lucyhoward8044]

Old Bay is even great on steamed veggies and garbanzo beans!

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Good to know!

[@johnwalther2472]

Great story! Well done presentation by the young lady as well!

[@patricknash802]

JO Spice is also from Baltimore. I used to work with JO's granddaughter!

[@nicknicaise3689]

Well done. Congrats to the young lady who researched this.

[@wesleygardner616]

educational!

[@JDM_MSK]

Bet McCormick is kicking themselves in the ass today lol .

[@chrystalgreen3596]

This was excellent!!

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Appreciate it, Chrystal!

[@michaelbrand8279]

Well done -- as usual! 🙂

[@baltimoreheritage1006]

Thanks Michael!

[@StopBeingFatLMAOOOO]

Im watching while eating a lobster roll with old bay

[@jim2lane]

I worked for McCormick Spice for a short time back in the 90's and found the culture a bit odd - extremely insular in nature, even byzantine at times. So hearing about their antisemitic behavior towards the creator of Old Bay back in the 40's isn't that surprising to me

[@kurtzembower9297]

So if they left in a hurry can you explain you make it sound so easy after being getting out of a prison camp your information about that is so not interesting to me big deal he came over and marked old bay big deal i want to know more about this entrepreneur before old bay.....