Malted milk (biscuit)
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The malted milk is a type of biscuit
, first produced by Elkes Biscuits of Uttoxeter
(now owned by Fox's Biscuits) in 1924. They are named after their malt
flavouring and milk
content.
There are three main variations of the design which now varies from company to company. These are:
Variations include a chocolate
covered single biscuit, as well as a custard cream
like variety where two biscuits sandwich a vanilla
-based cream.
Biscuit
A biscuit is a baked, edible, and commonly flour-based product. The term is used to apply to two distinctly different products in North America and the Commonwealth Nations....
, first produced by Elkes Biscuits of Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter is a historic market town in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. The current population is approximately 13,711, though new developments in the town will increase this figure. Uttoxeter lies close to the River Dove and is near the cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and...
(now owned by Fox's Biscuits) in 1924. They are named after their malt
Malt
Malt is germinated cereal grains that have been dried in a process known as "malting". The grains are made to germinate by soaking in water, and are then halted from germinating further by drying with hot air...
flavouring and milk
Milk
Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...
content.
There are three main variations of the design which now varies from company to company. These are:
- Two milk churns and a cow
- A cow and a gate
- A cow and a smaller cow
Variations include a chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
covered single biscuit, as well as a custard cream
Custard cream
A custard cream is a type of biscuit popular in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Its structure is that of a sandwich, with a fondant centre between two flat biscuit layers. The filling tastes of vanilla and as such is more akin to the taste of custard made with custard powder than egg custard...
like variety where two biscuits sandwich a vanilla
Vanilla
Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily from the Mexican species, Flat-leaved Vanilla . The word vanilla derives from the Spanish word "", little pod...
-based cream.