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Malted Milk and Infant Nutrition

Posted on August 3, 2018

Although known today mostly as a flavoring for milk shakes and chocolate-covered malt balls, malted milk made its first appearance in the 1880s as a substitute for human breast milk.  At that time, breastfeeding babies …

Posted in Home & Daily Life, Science & Technology, Thomas BromanTagged 1880s, 1890s, 1930s, Childhood, food, health, science and technology

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