Crossword clues for ovaltine
ovaltine
- Sponsor of classic radio's "Little Orphan Annie"
- Chocolate drink
- Malt drink pitched by Joe Namath
- Chocolate malt drink mix that served as a bit for Bania's stand-up comedy act in "Seinfeld"
- "Be sure to drink your ___" (secret message Ralphie decodes in "A Christmas Story")
- "Be sure to drink your ___" (coded message in "A Christmas Story")
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
proprietary name of a drink mix, 1906, probably based on Latin ovum (see oval), because eggs are one of the ingredients.
Wikipedia
Ovaltine (Ovomaltine) is a brand of milk flavoring product made with malt extract (except in the blue packaging in the United States), sugar (except in Switzerland), and whey. Some flavors also have cocoa. Ovaltine, a registered trademark of Associated British Foods, is made by Wander AG, a subsidiary of Twinings which acquired the brand from Novartis in 2003, except in the United States and Australia, where Nestlé acquired the rights separately from Novartis later on.
Usage examples of "ovaltine".
Papa used to call Laura and urge her to drink Ovaltine three times a day.
It used to leave me fit for nothing except a cup of Ovaltine and sleep.
I wanted to sit by the fire, sipping Ovaltine, writing to Dorcas and Jonas.
We had breakfast of Quaker Puffed Wheat Sparkies and warm Ovaltine we drank out of this years Little Orphan Annie Shake-Up Mugs.