Malted Milk Powder

                        Malted milk, was originally developed as a preservative for milk powder. The man who discovered the method was William Horlick of Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.A. wisconsin is known as the "Dairy State", and in fact, produces so much milk that it has always been a problem what to do with the surplus. Many Wisconsonites had tried to preserve milk. The most popular idea was to dry it untill it became a powder. But milk powder suffered from one major drawback. It tended to spoil during the drying process.

                          Horlick's idea was to add something to milk that might prevent spoilage. He tried many substances. Finally, one worked, an extract of wheat and barley that had been treated with malt. He called hes malted milk powder "diatoid"people did not like the name very much, but they liked his product.