Paul Whybrow
Full Member
- Jun 20, 2015
I enjoy various hot beverages, including Earl Grey tea, green tea, various herbal teas, coffee and hot chocolate. Looking for something different in my local supermarket, I bought a jar of Ovaltine.
This was a regular drink in my childhood, a nighttime treat rivalled by Horlicks. Both are sweetened malted drinks, though Horlicks is usually made with milk, as can Ovaltine be, but the modern formulation suggests using water.
Horlicks - Wikipedia
Ovaltine - Wikipedia
Ovaltine was heavily promoted in the 1950s and 1960s, innocent times when children joined the Ovaltineys Club.
I think that I must have been a member. Back then, there was much competition among drink manufacturers aimed at those in need of comfort in a mug. I recall owning a sculpted melamine Bournville drinking chocolate mug which showed a contented sleeping face topped by a nightcap lid to keep the drink warm.
I hadn’t tasted Ovaltine for forty years, so I made myself a mug of it when I got home. I was pleasantly surprised at its tastiness!
We’ve previously discussed food treats and cravings in various threads
https://colony.litopia.com/threads/little-treats.6581/
https://colony.litopia.com/threads/curb-your-cravings.982/
But, are there any childhood favourite drinks and food that you still enjoy?
Uh-oh, I could be regressing….I’m getting a hankering for some rusks mashed in milk!![Roll Eyes :rolleyes: :rolleyes:](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png)
This was a regular drink in my childhood, a nighttime treat rivalled by Horlicks. Both are sweetened malted drinks, though Horlicks is usually made with milk, as can Ovaltine be, but the modern formulation suggests using water.
Horlicks - Wikipedia
Ovaltine - Wikipedia
Ovaltine was heavily promoted in the 1950s and 1960s, innocent times when children joined the Ovaltineys Club.
I think that I must have been a member. Back then, there was much competition among drink manufacturers aimed at those in need of comfort in a mug. I recall owning a sculpted melamine Bournville drinking chocolate mug which showed a contented sleeping face topped by a nightcap lid to keep the drink warm.
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I hadn’t tasted Ovaltine for forty years, so I made myself a mug of it when I got home. I was pleasantly surprised at its tastiness!
We’ve previously discussed food treats and cravings in various threads
https://colony.litopia.com/threads/little-treats.6581/
https://colony.litopia.com/threads/curb-your-cravings.982/
But, are there any childhood favourite drinks and food that you still enjoy?
Uh-oh, I could be regressing….I’m getting a hankering for some rusks mashed in milk!
![Roll Eyes :rolleyes: :rolleyes:](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png)
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