The Generals Behind the Milk Jam

Milk jam (its word in Spanish is "dulce de leche") is an Argentinian creation. It is said that Dulce de Leche originated in Argentina in 1829 in Cañuelas in the province of Buenos Aires. Two opposing forces were on the brink of ending a war. General Lavalle and General Manuel de Rosas had decided to meet in order to make a treaty. General Lavalle arrived very tired at General Manuel de Rosas's camp. Manuel de Rosas wasn’t in the camp at that moment so General Lavalle came into his tent and took a nap.
While General Lavalle was taking the nap, a serving woman was preparing “la lechada” for the camp. “La lechada” is prepared by heating sugar and milk. The woman went to speak with General Manuel de Rosas in his tent, but when she entered she discovered the enemy. She didn’t know about the treaty the two generals were about to make, so she ran to find soldiers.
General Manuel de Rosas arrived moments before the soldiers, and stopped them from waking the sleeping General Lavalle. In the chaos, the woman forgot about “la lechada.”
When she remembered and checked on “la lechada,” she noticed that it had become a dark brown jelly substance. It is said that a very brave and hungry soldier tried the jelly and then dulce de leche was born.