Borden Milk and the Man Behind It

August 19, 1856, Gail Borden, Jr. receives a patent for evaporated milk...

Gail Borden, Jr. at age 50 along with his grave in New York City.

At the age of 55, Gail Borden, Jr. received a patent for his improved process of making evaporated milk. While the patent and the name Borden would forever link the Borden family and the world of dairy products, it would be a slight to say milk was the only focus of Mr. Borden’s remarkable…