The Collaborative International Dictionary
malted milk \malted milk\ n.
A milkshake made with malt powder; also called simply a malted.
A powder made of dried milk and malted cereals. [WordNet 1.5])
Wiktionary
n. 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. 2 (context US Australia English) A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavour.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Malted milk is a powdered gruel made from a mixture of malted barley, wheat flour, and evaporated whole milk.
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 certain 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.
The malted milk is a type of biscuit, first produced by Elkes Biscuits of Uttoxeter (now owned by Fox's Biscuits) in 1924. They are named after their malt flavouring and milk content.
There are three main variations of the design which now varies from company to company. These are:
- Two milk churns and a cow
- A cow and a gate
- A cow and a calf
Variations include a chocolate covered single biscuit, as well as a custard cream like variety where two biscuits sandwich a vanilla-based cream.
Usage examples of "malted milk".
Until now we have seen this butler only at his best, a skilful carrier of malted milk and a man whose appearance would have shed lustre on a ducal home.
When I'm out somewhere, I generally just eat a Swiss cheese sandwich and a malted milk.
It isn't much, but you get quite a lot of vitamins in the malted milk.
It was nearly midnight, and Quigly was working her way through her fifth meal of the day, a dainty snack of steak, french-fried potatoes, custard pie, and malted milk.
First I'd like to buy a tall, thick chocolate malted milk- or maybe a fruit salad.
First I'd like to buy a tall, thick chocolate malted milk or maybe a fruit salad.
What Gavin drew through the straw was the consistency of malted milk, but not really like that, because it was lukewarm and salty.
Actually, Bruno King had some trouble with his digestion, as a result of which he subsisted on a diet of malted milk, oysters, soft-boiled eggs, honey and vitamins.
They have toast thickly spread with margarine, together with malted milk biscuits and two cups of tea each.