Carnation Evaporated Milk

Carnation evaporated milk became popular in Alaska during the gold rush after E. A. Stuart, president of the Carnation Milk Products company, began manufacturing it near Seattle in 1899, and stampeders heading north soon included it in their supplies. In the years that followed, it provided the milk supply for most families in the Territory, and the bright red-and-white labeled tin can became more familiar to Alaskans than the glass milk bottle. In 1924, it was promoted with the idea that a can diluted to its original consistency would fill and overflow a quart bottle, reinforcing the product's reputation as the "Klondike Cow" among old timers and as a dependable staple for sourdough and cheechaco alike.

Chena Ridge, Alaska · United States