The Ovaltine Appreciation Thread

[The Asbestos Mango]

Rich, Chocolatey Ovaltine.

Vitamin enriched chocolate powder. Also comes in chocolate malt flavor.

Yummy Ovaltine.

My mom teases me when she catches me eating the powder right out of the can. It has this wonderful texture and dissolves in your mouth in a way that other chocolate powders, such as Nestle's Quick, can't even touch.

A glass of Ovaltine is the beverage equivalent of looking at nudie pictures of James Marsters.

Mmmm. Ovaltine.

[SlickRoenick]

I've never had it. What am I missing?

[The Asbestos Mango]

You're missing chocolatey goodness beyond compare
Drinking it makes me want to dance in my underwear

_{Thea has been getting in touch with her inner Bloody Awful Poet}

[tracer]

Just so long as I don't have to drink any of that "Original Malt Flavored Ovaltine" crap. Bleah.

[LifeOnWry]

If you're interested, Thea Logica, the Ovaltine Museum is located in Lombard, Illinois.

[Nightsong]

I agree with tracer: so long as it isn't the malt flavor, yum! It's usually cheaper than Carnation Instant Breakfast stuff, and mixes into the milk better to boot. (For some reason, chocolate IB stuff never mixes into the milk well with me. But the strawberry does.)

Now, if only I could find a nice jumbo-prepping-for-the-next-big-one size in the plain ol' chocolate flavor again, I'd be happy.

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[Dragonblink]

Man, the number of times I only had time for a glass of Ovaltine for breakfast, and it got me all the way through a school day. Love the stuff.

[NDP]

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[DAVEW0071]

A large bowl of vanilla ice cream.

Sprinkled liberally with Ovaltine.

Heaven.

Right down to the crystals swirled in the melted sludge at the very end.

Heaven, I say.

[Flamsterette_X]

That reminds me: the next time I go to Oasis, I should get some ovaltine bubble tea. For some reason, I've had it only once or twice that I can remember.. but it was good!

Oh yeah, I should also get around to getting some Ovaltine powder and such from the store, as well.

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[NoClueBoy]

More Ovaltine, please!

[danceswithcats]

You'll shoot your eye out!

[The Asbestos Mango]

I actually kind of like the original malt flavor, but I do prefer Rich Chocolate. My mom loves Original Malt. She was very pleased that I brought home an industrial-sized can of Ovaltine from Wal-Mart today. (Please don't flame me for shopping at Wal-Mart).

I've been on an Ovaltine binge all day. I don't know why. Maybe it's because I've been sick off and on for the past week and a half and my body craves vitamin-enriched chocolatey goodness mixed with milk.

[nightshadea]

I've always thought you could put whoppers and milk in a blender and get the same effect as ovaltine really ,,,,,,,,

[fiddlesticks]

[Banya]
Why do they call it Ovaltine? The mug is round. The jar is round. Why don't they call it Roundtine?
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[Hello Again]

We were never allowed to have Nestle Quik as children, only Ovaltine, which had vitamins. Let's hear it for Ovaltine! Bringing chocolate milk to the children of resposnsible adults everywhere!

[Ukulele Ike]

No thanks. In THIS house it's a mixture of Brooklyn's own Fox's U-Bet chocolate syrup, and Horlick's malted milk powder.

Preferably in the blender with some milk, vanilla ice cream, and a banana.

[TPWombat]

All together now :

We are the Ovaltinies, little girls and boys
Make your requests, we'll not refuse you
We are here just to amuse you
Would you like a song or story?
Will you share our joys?
At games and sports we're more than keen
No merrier children can be seen
Because we all drink Ovaltine
We're happy girls and boys.

Link to a real audio streaming version here.

[MsRobyn]

Ovaltine was a lifesaver when I was pregnant. One of the few things that would help with morning sickness was milk, and spiking it with Ovaltine increased my nutritional intake drastically.

I keep a jar of it in the cabinet, in fact. Yummy Ovaltine!

Robin

[BuckleberryFerry]

Originally posted by NDP
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A crummy commercial?!

Son of a bitch.

[Rhum Runner]

I only like original malt.

mmmmm......ovaltine. I wish it still came in glass jars.

[Naz]

Chocolate malt is the best!

[Johnny Angel]

I've always felt that the rich chocolate flavor, while tasty, was a bit of a cop out. Purists, such as myself, preferred the malt.

Unfortunately, bringing the subject up puts that song in my head again:

Who put the benzedrine
In Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine?
It could have been The Man Who Wasn't There
Nah, man, that cat's a square.

(Say, uh, who put the nimbutal
In Mr. Murphy's overalls?)

[Hugh Jass]

Yeah Ovaltine!

I like to take a spoonful, and dip it into a glass of milk until it is all wet, then eat it from the spoon. Eventually, enough Ovaltine will fall into the glass to make the milk chocolaty.

Good times. Good times.

[tracer]

I ...

I ...

I like Strawberry Quik.


(There. I said it. Oh, the shame!)

[Soul Brother Number Two]

Fox's U-Bet is not good.

[tracer]

Originally posted by Thea Logica
She was very pleased that I brought home an industrial-sized can of Ovaltine from Wal-Mart today.

When I read this, I made a point of stopping by Wal*Mart on my way home for the express purpose of getting one of these mythical "industrial-sized cans" of Ovaltine you spoke of.

Not only did Wal*Mart not have any industrial-sized cans of Ovaltine, they had no Ovaltine in any size.

[E-Sabbath]

Memories...

http://www.geocities.com/crimsoncoll...ovaltine1.html

http://thenostalgialeague.com/archive/annie.htm

[FriarTed]

tracer, we got Ovaltine at the WM where I work- did they not carry it there or were they just out?

I regret to say I don't care for it- it doesn't seem to dissolve well in milk & leaves a kinda gritty texture.

[middleman]

This thread is gold, Jerry! GOLD!

[Ukulele Ike]

Originally posted by essvee
Fox's U-Bet is not good.

You say that, see, because you do not live in New York City, and hence have taste buds which are all messed up.

I'll bet you eat your pastrami on raisin toast with Velveeta and Miracle Whip, too.

(insert smiley here)

[MsRobyn]

Originally posted by Ukulele Ike
You say that, see, because you do not live in New York City, and hence have taste buds which are all messed up.

I'll bet you eat your pastrami on raisin toast with Velveeta and Miracle Whip, too.

(insert smiley here)

I just ate! Where's the ralphin' smiley when you need it?

Robin

[Batsinma Belfry]

1 Tbsp. Chocolate Ovaltine + Coke = YUM
1 Tbsp. Chocolate Ovaltine + Cherry Coke = YUM YUM

[Washte]

Please tell me if my memory out of whack or what, but I remember drinking Ovaltine cold - in milk. Have any of you Americans drunk it hot?

I ask this because here in the UK it is a hot drink only, like hot cocoa.

[Washte]

Originally posted by hillbilly queen
1 Tbsp. Chocolate Ovaltine + Coke = YUM
1 Tbsp. Chocolate Ovaltine + Cherry Coke = YUM YUM

Duckie, this just sounds nasty! Where on Earth did you find this a good thing?

[Batsinma Belfry]

You've never tried chocolate coke?!?! Traditionaly it's made with chocolate syrup, but the ovaltine actualy disolves better than syrup.

[tracer]

Chocolate Coca-Cola ... is that anything like cola-flavored Yoo-Hoo?

[Gozu]

It was called Ovomaltine. Then they changed the name. God i loved that stuff (with milk AND without milk) but then my country stopped importing it...DAMN THEM ALL!!!! THE REVOLUTION WILL SET US FREE!

[cherry]

I've only had it like hot chocolate washte, you guys are mixing ovaltine like nesquick.. with cold milk? ..hmmm.

but then again I only eat fish fingers too.