Malted milk
Malted milk or malt powder is a powder made from a mixture of
cook properly.History
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
- Flavored milk
- List of barley-based drinks
- Nesquik
- Nestlé Milo
References
- ^ a b "The History of Malted Milk Powder".
- ^ U.S. patent 278,967
- ^ a b "Wisconsin's Malted Milk Story | Online Exhibits | Wisconsin Historical Society". www.wisconsinhistory.org.
- ^ "Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation | Photograph". Wisconsin Historical Society. 17 August 2006.
External links
- Media related to Malted milk at Wikimedia Commons
- What is Malted milk? – TheSpruceEats