Exhibit 23



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration
Statements of McCormick & Company, Incorporated and subsidiaries and in the
related Prospectuses (if applicable) of our report dated April 27, 2001, with
respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of the McCormick
Profit Sharing Plan for the year ended November 30, 2000 included under Item
14., EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K in this
Form 10-K/A, No.1.




           Form                                 Registration Number               Date Filed
           ------------------------ --------------------------------------------- ----------------------
                                                                            
           S-8                                      333-57590                       03/26/01
           S-3/A                                    333-46490                       1/23/01
           S-8                                      333-93231                       12/21/99
           S-8                                      333-74963                       3/24/99
           S-3                                      333-47611                       3/9/98
           S-8                                      33-23727                        3/21/97
           S-8                                      33-58197                        3/23/95
           S-3                                      33-66614                        7/27/93
           S-3                                      33-40920                        5/29/91 **
           S-8                                      33-33724                        3/02/90
           S-3                                      33-32712                        12/21/89
           S-3                                      33-24660                        3/16/89
           S-8                                      33-24658                        9/15/88
           S-3                                      33-24659                        9/15/88



** Includes amendment filed 6/18/91.

                                                     /s/  Ernst & Young LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
May 25, 2001