Lawry's Seasoned Salt is a

seasoned salt Seasoned salt is a blend of table salt, herbs, spices, other flavourings, and sometimes monosodium glutamate (MSG). It is sold in supermarkets and is commonly used in fish and chip shops and other take-away food shops. Seasoned salt is often ...

widely used in the United States. The seasoning is a mix of salt, sugar, paprika, turmeric, onion, garlic, and other flavorings. Before its retail introduction in 1938, it was used exclusively by Lawry's The Prime Rib Restaurant in

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, where the seasoning was created. The brand is now owned by

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. Lawry's was the first seasoned salt to be sold.

History

The seasoning was originally formulated by Lawrence Frank, original owner of the Tam O'Shanter and Lawry's The Prime Rib Restaurant, where the seasoning was used and sold to patrons of Lawry's. In 1938, Lawry's began marketing its seasoned salt in retail stores; now many kinds of seasonings and flavorings are sold under the Lawry's name. The Lawry's product lines were sold to

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in 1979. In July 2008 they were again sold, to

. One of

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's favorite snacks was cottage cheese sprinkled with Lawry's.

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