jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/27/2015 2:32 PM, Jean B. wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 1/26/2015 5:07 PM, wrote:
>>>> I know this is an old post. I'm hoping someone will reply. I love
>>>> malted milk powder but I am not sure what to buy name brand wise. I
>>>> actually go in to ice cream shops and buy small containers that they
>>>> sell to me since I can't find it in any stores. I see on Amazon
>>>> different name brands with different reviews and I'm hoping someone
>>>> can tell me the best one to use not for malted shakes but for topping
>>>> ice cream. I asked the people at the ice cream shop for the name they
>>>> use and they would not tell me. What name brand is used for dusty
>>>> roads that is used in ice cream shops. I believe a friend bought me
>>>> carnation years ago and it was horrible it did not taste right. Maybe
>>>> they changed but I don't want to waste money trying all the brands.
>>>> Any help would be great.
>>>>
>>> If you can't find Horlick's, look for Carnation.
>>>
>>> My mother used to use powdered coffee creamer and the container is
>>> nearly identical to that of the malted milk powder. One morning I
>>> *almost* put malted milk powder in her coffee rather than the creamer.
>>> That would have been an *ooops!* 
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Well, such things were on the menus at drug stores in days of yore.
>> Because of that, I did once try making a coffee malt years ago (using
>> the powder with hot coffee and not doing anything that was parallel to
>> making a chocolate malt) and it was not appealing. If I were to do that
>> today, the best approach would be Carnation's MM ("original"), coffee
>> syrup, and milk. For those who don't know, as with cocoa, if stirring
>> and not using another implement, it is wise to incorporate liquid a bit
>> at a time; adding it all at once will result in clumps.
>>
>> Lacking coffee syrup, one could concoct a small amount of something
>> roughly equivalent to that.
>
> I still have some coffee syrup in the pantry.
>
> Jill
I used to be able to find THE BEST STUFF--even decaf. Oh well.
Actually, come to think of it, I have some coffee syrup in my "pantry".
The major issue is that it is a normal sugar-based syrup... and malt
powder is very carby. Someday... I will say again, that my only
attempt to combine those flavors was NOT meritorious.