Borden condensed milk factory
Packing house, Wassaic, New York.
- Side
- Union
- Kind
- Packing house
- Where
- Wassaic, New York
- Years
- 1861-1865
BORDEN CONDENSED MILK FACTORY
Gail Borden's factory began canning condensed milk in 1861, and the Army wanted it as a ration that needed no refrigeration. Output rose from 16,000 quarts a month in 1862 to 14,000 quarts a day in 1863.
Then
Gail Borden's factory began canning condensed milk in 1861, and the Army wanted it as a ration that needed no refrigeration. Output rose from 16,000 quarts a month in 1862 to 14,000 quarts a day in 1863, using milk from every cow within 15 miles.
Now
Lines owned by smaller railroads run through Wassaic today.
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