Malted milk

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A Carnation-brand malted milk can

Malted milk or malt powder is a powder made from a mixture of

beverages and other foods, but it is also used in baking to help dough
cook properly.

History

William Horlick
Explorer Ernest de Koven Leffingwell poses with cases of Horlick's Malted Milk on Flaxman Island, Alaska, circa 1910.

J & W Horlicks to manufacture their brand of infant food in nearby Chicago.[1] Ten years later, they earned a patent[2] for a new formula enhanced with dried milk. The company originally marketed its new product as "Diastoid", but trademarked the name "malted milk" in 1887.[3][4]

Despite its origins as a health food for infants and invalids, malted milk found unexpected markets. Explorers appreciated its lightweight, nonperishable, nourishing qualities, and they took malted milk on treks worldwide. William Horlick became a patron of Antarctic exploration, and Admiral

malt shops were named.[3]

Uses

  • Malted milk biscuits
  • Malted milkshakes
  • Malted soyabean milk
  • Malted hot drinks, such as Horlicks and Ovaltine
  • Malted milk balls: malted milk is used in the
    Mars, Inc
    ).
  • Malted milk is used in some bagel recipes as a substitute for non-diastatic malt powder.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The History of Malted Milk Powder".
  2. ^ U.S. patent 278,967
  3. ^ a b "Wisconsin's Malted Milk Story | Online Exhibits | Wisconsin Historical Society". www.wisconsinhistory.org.
  4. ^ "Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation | Photograph". Wisconsin Historical Society. 17 August 2006.

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