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Rich in tradition. Richer in flavor. The Flavor Goes Way Back: Crystal Hot Sauce was started in 1923 by Alvin Baumer who came to New Orleans after the Civil War. Alvins future father-in-law gave him a personal loan to buy a sno-ball syrup production company on Tchoupitoulas Street called Mills Fruit Products. "Crystal Pure": Inside a drawer at Mills, Alvin stumbled upon a hot sauce recipe labeled Crystal Pure. Turns out, it was a recipe for success. Renamed Baumer Foods, Inc., the company grew quickly and moved to a larger plant on Tulane Avenue in the Mid-City neighborhood of New Orleans. Three Generations: Crystal is a third-generation, family-owned-and-operated business. Today, Alvin Jr. works alongside his son, Alvin Pepper Baumer III, who was given his nickname in the womb by his grandmother, Dottie Brennan, one of the original proprietors of Commanders Palace.
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