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The Development of the Evaporated Milk Industry in the United States

Evaporated Milk Association, Chicago, Illinois

ABSTRACT

Although the evaporated milk industry is relatively young, it had its beginning in the 19th century. For this reason it is desirable, before going into a discussion of the last 50 years of growth and development, to point out certain of the milestones which occurred during the 1800's. The search for a method of keeping milk in a condition as nearly as possible like that in which it came from the cow is a fascinating story.

History records that it was Nicholas Appert, an obscure confectioner in the outskirts of Paris, who was the first to evaporate and preserve milk by heat in a sealed container. His experiments on food preparation were begun in 1795 when France, under Napoleon, was fighting most of the other nations of Europe. Need for transportable food for the far-flung French armies had prompted the French government to offer a prize of 12,000 francs to anyone who could find a satisfactory method of preserving food.