

EXCERPTS FROM MY COOKING “JOURNAL”, MARCH 1996 TO.PHO CHAY (VEGETARIAN PHO) NOODLES WITH VEGAN "STE.VEGAN PEANUT BUTTER/CHOCOLATE MOLTEN LAVA CAKES!.A SIMPLE RECIPE MY MOM USED TO MAKE A TIP FOR SPE.TURKISH-STYLE POTATO CASSEROLE WITH TOMATOES, PEPP.It was designed for flavoring seafood, but it’s used on popcorn, salads, fried foods such as french fries and potato chips, and corn on the cob. The spice mix was popular in the Southern States and parts of the Gulf Coast, but I remember using it quite a bit when I was growing up in San Francisco, and now it is available all over North Ameria. Gustav Brunn’s company became the Old Bay Company, producing the seasoning in the unique yellow cans, which McCormick's continues. The spicy Old Bay mix was used freely in bar foods to encourage patrons to purchase more beverages (!) Old Bay Seasoning is named after the Old Bay Line, a passenger ship line that plied the waters of the Chesapeake Bay from Baltimore to Norfolk, Virginia, in the early 1900s. It is produced in the Chesapeake Bay area where it was developed by German immigrant Gustav Brunn in the 1940s. Old Bay Seasoning is a blend of herbs and spices marketed by McCormick & Company, and produced in Maryland. So, making it yourself is a great option. Now we can buy it, but in very small cans at a price. For years I couldn't find it in Canada, so I learned to make my own. Another spice blend that I like to have around is a homemade "Old Bay " type of seasoning.
