Malted milk
Malted milk or malt powder or malted milk powder, is a powder made from a mixture of
cook properly.History
London pharmacist James Horlick developed ideas for an improved, wheat- and malt-based nutritional supplement for infants. Despairing of his opportunities in the United Kingdom, Horlick joined his brother William, who had gone to Racine, Wisconsin, in the United States, to work at a relative's quarry. In 1873, the brothers formed 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
Uses
- Malted milk biscuits
- Malted milkshakes
- Malted thickshakes
- 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
- Nestlé Milo
References
- ^ a b "The History of Malted Milk Powder". Kitchen Lore. 22 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ US 278967A, William Horlick, "Granulated Food for Infants and Process of Preparing the Same", issued 5 June 1883 Archived 15 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Wisconsin's Malted Milk Story". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation | Photograph". Wisconsin Historical Society. 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
External links
- What is Malted milk? – TheSpruceEats
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