Billy Ray Eden started making seasoning in the meat market of G & R Grocery in the mid-’70s. He had been experimenting with different spices blended together for quite some time, trying to get just that perfect blend. He tried it out on his family and friends and of course, everyone loved it. He would season meat for local clubs and organizations for fundraisers. Yes, they would fire up the pit at the local courthouse square and sell plates of BBQ or have steak suppers.
Everyone knew the secret was in the seasoning. Bill would season the meat with his special blend; marinate it for a couple of days and the cooks would cook it to perfection. People came from all around to the BBQs and steak suppers. If there was any left (which there usually wasn’t) he would take it back to the meat market and sell it by the pound the next day. After many requests from his customers, he began selling seasoned meat at the meat market.