1850 23 Mar. 213/1 Some time since we noticed a new kind of Meat Biscuit, or ‘Portable Desiccated Soup Bread’, invented by Mr Gail Borden, Jr.
1905 W. A. Simmonds III. 216 ‘Meat-biscuits’..are an American invention, and are convenient for military, shipping, and travelling purposes. They are made from a meat-broth prepared [etc.].
1994 81 1297/2 ‘Meat biscuits’..patented in 1851 by Gail Borden, who also invented condensed milk.