Meaning of malted milk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A powder made by mixing malted barley, flour and milk, the mixture then being dried by evaporation; initially developed as a nutritional supplement, later used as a flavouring.
   countable, uncountable
2. A hot beverage made from a mixture of malted barley, flour, and milk.
   UK, countable, uncountable
3. A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavour.
   Australia, US, countable, uncountable

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“The diet was also changed to malted milk — from one-half to one ounce given at a feeding. The careful diet, stomach-washing with doses of one grain of cerium oxalate in one-half drachm of chalk mixture, given hourly, were ineffectual.”

“Malted milk powder is essentially a nutritional supplement, but it has a sweet, toasty milk flavor (think⟳ malt balls and malted milkshakes) that makes it a popular partner for chocolate.”

“Some milkshake recipes included malted milk powder, which would eventually become⟳ known as “malteds”. The only difference was the addition of the malted milk which was an early food supplement manufactured by Horlicks.”

“More dispensers fail⟳ with malted milk than with any one drink⟳ that I know⟳ about. There seems to be less knowledge of what a good malted milk should taste⟳ like⟳ than there is concerning any other drink⟳.”

“One of the committee′s many marketing environment studies concerned malted milk consumption. The study⟳ revealed that while malted milk was a popular drink⟳ among young persons, virtually all of the consumption of the product took place⟳ outside the home.”

“Now that would be worth travelling half way 'round the country to see⟳. Matty and Trev sharing a malted milk together!”

“Another example of this method comes from my youth, when we would go to a soda fountain for a malted milk. The soda clerk′s job was to sell⟳ eggs with the malted milk. If he didn′t have⟳ the skills, he would shyly say⟳, “You probably don′t want⟳ an egg with your malted milk do you?” The answer⟳ would be a quick no. If he knew what you know⟳ now, he would hold⟳ an egg in each hand and say⟳, “Which do you prefer⟳, one egg or two in your malted milk?””

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