Malted milk

Malted milk
For the type of biscuit, see Malted milk (biscuit).
A jar, mug, and a couple of teaspoons of Horlicks malted milk

Malted milk is a powdered food product made from a mixture of malted barley, wheat flour, and whole milk, which is evaporated until it forms a powder.

Malt powder comes in two forms: diastatic and nondiastatic. Diastatic malt contains enzymes that break down starch into sugar; this is the form bakers add to bread dough to help the dough rise and create a good crust. Nondiastatic malt has no active enzymes and is used primarily for flavor, mostly in beverages. It sometimes contains sugar, coloring agents, and other additives.

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History

William Horlick

London pharmacist James Horlick developed ideas for an improved, wheat and malt-based nutritional supplement for infants. Despairing of his opportunities in England, James joined his brother William, who had gone to Racine, Wisconsin, to work at a relative's quarry. In 1873, James and William formed J & W Horlicks to manufacture their brand of infant food in the 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]

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

Despite its origins as a health food for infants and invalids, malted milk found unexpected markets. Explorers appreciated its lightweight, nonperishable, nourishing qualities, and took malted milk on treks worldwide. William Horlick became a patron of Antarctic exploration, and Admiral Richard E. Byrd named a mountain range in Antarctica after him. Back at home, people began drinking Horlick's new beverage for enjoyment. James Horlick returned to England to import his American-made product back home and was eventually created a baronet.[1] Malted milk became a standard offering at soda fountains, and found greater popularity when mixed with ice cream in a "malt". "Malt shops" owe their very name to the Horlick brothers.[3]

There is a disagreement as to whether malted milk drinks assist sleep. There is no scientific study either way.[5]

Uses

  • Malted milk biscuits
  • Malted milkshakes
  • Malted hot drinks, such as Horlicks
  • Malted milk balls: malted milk is used in the popular candy confections Whoppers (manufactured by Hershey's) and Maltesers (manufactured by Mars, Inc). Several other manufacturers release variations of malted milk balls, such as Eillien's out of Green Bay, WI.
  • Ice cream: malted milk is used as a topping for some types of sundaes.
  • Malted milk can be an ingredient in homemade bagels.
  • Mariusz Pudzianowski cited malted milk as being the key supplement in his successful strongman career.
  • Pancakes (malted milk is used in place of sugar in some recipes)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Kitchen Lore: The History of Malted Milk Powder
  2. ^ U.S. Patent 278,967
  3. ^ a b listing at Wisconsin history library
  4. ^ Image of the Horlick brothers' factory
  5. ^ RACHEL KAUFMAN (08 January 2008). "Is your bedtime drink bad for you?". Daily Mail Online. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-506742/Is-bedtime-drink-bad-you.html. 

6. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/exhibits/horlicks/


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