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COMPANY HISTORY

Gail Borden Jr., born in 1801, was a man with many interests and talents besides that of an inventor. He went to Texas in 1829 and became a well-known figure in early Texas history.

First a farmer and stockman, he then took a position as the surveyor in San Felipe, Texas.  He was one of the founders of the Texas Telegraph and Register.   In the city of Galveston, he served as collector at the Port of Galveston and then moved on to selling real estate on the island in the 1840's.

Gail Borden was very interested in food preservation.  In the 1849 he invented a meat biscuit made of dehydrated meat and flour.  His invention saw no commercial success despite his relocating to New York in 1851 in an effort to further promote his product.

He then turned his attention to preserving milk for infants.  He received an American and British patent for the vacuum processing of condensed milk in 1856.  In 1857 he opened the New York Condensed Milk Company, which later became the Borden Company.

Like many other businessmen of his era, such as Ferdinand Schumacher of early oatmeal fame, his product took off during the Civil War, bringing him financial success.

He opened factories in Connecticut, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Maine.  He also developed other processes for condensing fruit juices, extract of beef and  for coffee.

He opened a meatpacking plant in Borden, Texas after the Civil War.  He continued to live part of the year in Texas, where he died in 1874.  He was buried in New York.

The Borden brand of Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk is now manufactured and sold by Eagle Family Foods.

Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk is now also available as Fat Free and Low Fat.

For current product information you can also visit the Eagle Brand website.

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EAGLE BRAND MILK RECIPES

Banana Cream Cheese Pie
Chocolate Pie
Creamy Banana Pudding
Creamy Rice Pudding
Fluffy Grasshopper Pie
Foolproof Chocolate Fudge
Frozen Strawberry Margarita Pie
Magic Cookie Bars
Maple Pumpkin Cheesecake
Mint Chocolate Fudge
Strawberry Tunnel Cream Cake
Triple Layer Cookie Bars

EAGLE BRAND MILK ADVERTISING COOKBOOKS

You can find Eagle Brand Milk cookbooks and recipe booklets here.

Condensed Milk and its Uses in Good Cookery, 1927,36 pages

New Magic in the Kitchen: 208 Delicious Dishes made with Sweetened Condensed Milk, undated, circa 1930's, 56 pages

Eagle Brand Magic! Borden undated, 38 pages circa 1930's.

Easy-Mix Ice Cream Recipes. Borden, undated, 12 pages

Book of Magic Recipes, 1942, 21 pages

Borden's Eagle Brand Magic Recipes, 1946, 27 pages

Borden's Eagle Brand 70 Magic Recipes, undated, 24 pages

Borden's Eagle Brand 70 Magic Recipes, 1952, 24 pages

Borden's Eagle Brand 70 Magic Recipe, undated (11-63), 24 pages

Borden's Eagle Brand: 70 Magic Recipes, 1968, 25 pages

The Dessert Lovers' Handbook. Borden's, 1969, 32 pages

The Dessert Lovers' Handbook. Borden's, 1973, 32 pages

The Dessert Lovers' Handbook. Borden's, 1973. 32 pages

The Dessert Lovers' Handbook. Borden, undated, 32 pages

They'll Love It! - Easy Taste Treats with Sweetened Condensed Milk, 1976, 32 pages

Delicious Desserts Made Easy with Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk, 1981, 28 pages

Classic Desserts: Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk, 1984, 128 pages

Classic Desserts: Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk, 1986, 96 pages

Quick and Easy Desserts. 1987, 32 pages

Classic Desserts with Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk, 1988, 96 pages

Great American Pies, 1989, 20 pages

Classic Desserts: Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk, 1989, 

Easy Homemade Desserts. Borden's, undated, 20 pages

It's So Easy with Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk, undated, 18 pages

Delicious Desserts Made Easy with Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk, undated, 12 pages

Borden 135th Anniversary Cookbook, 1992. 96 pages

Elsie's Market Presents Spring '93 Collection - Classic Eagle Brand Desserts, 1993, 12 pages

Simply Delicious Desserts with Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk. 1993, 121 pages

Eagle Brand Best-Loved Desserts: 71 Treats for Year-Round Fun, 1999, 96 pages

Eagle Brand Cookies & Treats, 2000, 93 pages

Eagle Brand Holiday Magic, 2002, 94 pages

Eagle Brand Classic Recipes, 2003, 128 pages

Eagle Brand Collection, 2003, 191 pages

Eagle Brand Holiday Magic, 2004, 98 pages

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RELATED READING

Gail Borden: Dairyman to a Nation - by Joe B. Frantz, University of Oklahoma Press, 1951, 310 pages.

Gail Borden, Resourceful Boy - by Adrian Paradis, Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1964, 200 pages.  Children's book from the Childhood of Famous Americans series.

Gail Borden, Pioneer - by Clarence R. Wharton, Naylor Company, 1941, 229 pages.  Biography of Gail Borden Jr., an early Texas pioneer.

Gail Borden and His Heritage Since 1857 - Newcomen Society Pamphlet, 1953, 28 pages.

Milk, Meat Biscuits and the Terraqueous Machine - by Mary Wade, Eakin Press, 1998, 56 pages, Children's book (grades 2-4).  The biography of the Texas pioneer and inventor who was the first to develop a method to condense milk and founded the dairy company bearing his name.

EAGLE BRAND SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK COLLECTIBLES

There are many different kinds of Eagle Brand Milk items that are of interest to collectors.

Early advertising, of course, which would include magazine advertisements, trade cards, postcards and other ephemera.  Collectors dairy items or of glass bottles will find many different varieties of bottles.  There are magazine articles and vintage tin cans and labels to be found.

Gail Borden was an early Texas pioneer, and was engaged in many business activities besides as the inventor of condensed milk.  Texana collectors will be interested in ephemera and other items  that relate to the early history of Texas, San Felipe and Galveston.