Most people have enjoyed treats that were malted without actually knowing what malted really was. Now we have the shocking answer. It will make you never look at malted milkshakes the same way again!
The Truth About What Malt Actually Means Is:
The term “milkshake” was first written in print in 1885. But it was a drink “considered both a restorative tonic and a treat” served in a pharmacy’s soda shop, made with milk, ice, sugar, whiskey and an egg, shaken and poured.
Milkshakes made this way were understandably popular, but so was another “health tonic” on pharmacy shelves: malted milk powder.
James Horlick, a British pharmacist with an entrepreneurial vision, moved to Wisconsin to start a business with his brother, William. Together, the Horlicks devised an alternative malt- and wheat-based nutritional supplement for infants that they wanted to expand. It was originally called “Diastoid,” but “malted milk” was trademarked in 1887 and babies seemed to like it.Health conscious people liked the taste, and it wasn’t long before an imaginative fountain man at a Chicago Walgreens put the powder into a chocolate shake in 1922.
What is in the powder? A combo of barley malt, wheat flour, milk powder, salt and sometimes sugar — barley is malted when the grains are dried, then submerged in water for a few days before it’s germinated.
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… Oh Never Mind….
Now that you know about the long history of malted milk and what it actually is, you may just want to buy some for yourself. Did you already know what malted milkshakes are made from?
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Article Source: Huffington Post
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They wouldspecify shake or malt and the flavor, if a malt, scoop of malt powder