# What's YOUR malted-milk powder? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 5, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-malted-milk-powder/159286 "2003-03-05T17:38:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-malted-milk-powder/159286/1 "2003-03-05T17:38:39Z")
I try to keep **Horlick’s** around the house. My 7-year-old is skinny for his age and a persnickety eater, so every night after dinner and before bed we give 'im a Banana Frosted Shake (thanks to Jane & Michael Stern’s _Square Meals_ for the nomenclature) which is basically a milkshake with a banana in it, flavored with Fox’s U-Bet chocolate or vanilla syrup. For the past several months I’ve been adding a tablespoon or two of Horlick’s to the blender. Horlick’s is a nightmare to find in the local shops, being a British product, and the supply is running low…I was thinking of switching to **Ovaltine** or **Carnation**. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-malted-milk-powder/159286/2 "2003-03-05T18:31:32Z")
Ya know, I haven’t seen Horlick’s in probably 35 years. I thought the only option out there was Carnation. I’ll have to rekindle the search! ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-malted-milk-powder/159286/3 "2003-03-05T18:37:21Z")
Well, y’know, it IS New York City. The only items I’m having real trouble finding are Horlick’s and **Peychaud’s Aromatic Cocktail Bitters**. Angostura just isn’t the same. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-malted-milk-powder/159286/4 "2003-03-05T18:42:38Z")
Does Horlick’s taste better? We’ve always just used Carnation’s. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-malted-milk-powder/159286/5 "2003-03-05T18:44:30Z")
Milo. My son loves it. BTW, does anyone know whether it’s pronounced MEE-lo or MY-lo? ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-malted-milk-powder/159286/6 "2003-03-05T18:46:41Z")
It looks like you can order Horlick’s online. Just google it. I grew up with Carnation malt and it’s pretty good too. ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-malted-milk-powder/159286/7 "2003-03-05T19:08:09Z")
Cadbury’s Bournvita ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-malted-milk-powder/159286/8 "2003-03-05T19:46:14Z")
I’ve seen Milo available in many Asian grocery stores, fyi. Actually I always wondered what it was! No I know. As a child, we went the Ovaltine route. ---
**Author:** ![No\_Me\_Ayudes\_Compadre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/no_me_ayudes_compadre/32/5224_2.png) [@No\_Me\_Ayudes\_Compadre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Me_Ayudes_Compadre)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-malted-milk-powder/159286/9 "2003-03-05T19:47:34Z")
Choco Kinder powder. Alas, no powdered toy surprise inside. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-malted-milk-powder/159286/10 "2003-03-05T19:54:01Z")
Hey, the Key Food on 7th Avenue got the Horlick’s back in! They moved it to the Jamaican food section, next to the jerk seasoning and pigeon peas, so it wasn’t shelved with the other malted milk powders. I guess it’s popular with the West Indian population. **Shib** : It just seems _maltier_ to me than the other brands. I never did a comparison taste test, though, as one jar is a six-month supply around here. ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-malted-milk-powder/159286/11 "2003-03-05T19:56:08Z")
Horlicks is what we have in the cupboard. In the US isn’t Carnation the main malt maker? From what I remember it is also much sweeter than Horlicks as well. Ovaltine is also quite yummy (UK version anyway). ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-malted-milk-powder/159286/12 "2003-03-05T20:13:59Z")
. . . I’ll bet the Horlick’s cows just aren’t as contented. ---
**Author:** ![Elret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-malted-milk-powder/159286/13 "2003-03-05T20:29:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by An Arky \* > \*\*Milo. My son loves it. > > BTW, does anyone know whether it’s pronounced MEE-lo or MY-lo? \*\* I say MY-lo. I buy the powder here in Canada, but can’t find the Milo chocolate bar that was popular when I was in Australia a few years ago. The McDonalds there served Milo McFlurries, which, after the Milo bar is the yummiest thing on earth. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-malted-milk-powder/159286/14 "2003-03-05T20:41:20Z")
Sorry, I’m getting all misty-eyed over the Key Food on 7th Ave. I grew up on Garfield between 6th & 7th. Be there for Passover, actually. Park Slope Dopefest? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-malted-milk-powder/159286/15 "2003-03-05T20:53:02Z")
I’m on Garfield between 7th and 8th. You expect me to walk a whole block? Bring me a bottle of Peychaud’s bitters from Michigan, and you’re on.