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When the value of the German mark plummeted in , the fur business became unstable, and the family turned to spices for their primary income. Their business was wholesale, selling seasonings and spices to food industries. As the Nazi Party rose to power, Wertheim, their hometown, became an unfriendly place for Jews, and the Brunns moved their shop to nearby Frankfurt, where there was a higher Jewish population.

Fortunately, the Brunns had already applied for and received their American visas at this point. Ten days later, they left with their two children for New York City, and then moved to Baltimore, where Brunn already had family.

With a background as a spice merchant, Brunn found work making seasonings at a sausage factory on Lombard Street in Baltimore, but that was short lived for presumably prejudice reasons.

He turned to a group of Jewish men and philanthropists, which included Aaron, Meyer, and Julius Straus, who were helping refugees find jobs. One of them introduced Gustav to Charles McCormick, who was at the time very interested in breaking into the wholesale sausage spice business, an industry that Gustav knew well.

McCormick hired him on the spot, but again, Gustav was let go quickly, this time attributed to his lack of facility with English. After these setbacks, Meyer Straus encouraged Gustav to set up his own shop, and Brunn did. The business, the Baltimore Spice Company was in a good location and dealt directly with grocers and meat packers, many of whom were German or spoke Yiddish, and with these advantages, Gustav began what evolved into a profitable business. To even better his chances for success, he went to night school to learn English.

Pepper was nearly impossible to find during the war, so Gustav invented an imitation pepper out of buckwheat. Old Bay Line brochure. Photo from Florida International University. It was also during the war that Old Bay was born. Crabs were typically prepared in a rich, creamy base, like crab imperial or crab bisque, and a simple steamed crab was associated with poverty. He decided to try his hand at developing his own and selling it. Some say Old Bay was responsible for a boom in the crab market in the s, and it certainly popularized and elevated steamed crabs.

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