Radio Malt

Radio Malt was an early to mid-20th century brand of malt extract preparation that followed the Minadex trend.[1] Produced by British Drug Houses, it contained vitamin A, aneurine hydrochloride, riboflavin, and calciferol.[2] The contents were sickly sweet, with a consistency between molasses and treacle. It is much loved by George Molesworth ("Molesworth 2"), brother of the classic schoolboy character Nigel Molesworth.[3]

Radio Malt was being sold in the UK by the mid-1920s[4] and was studied at this time as a treatment for rickets.[5] In India it was trademarked in 1942.[6]

A favourite of film producer and politician David Puttnam,[7] Radio Malt was often used in English boarding schools in an attempt to change skinny young girls into prettier roundness[8] and given to post-World War II children to give them more bulk.[9]

At King's School, Peterborough in the 1960s, the School House boarders' sick-bay would dispense Scott's Emulsion,[10] a cod-liver-oil preparation, to those who could not stomach Radio Malt. Otherwise, the only alternative elixir was "two aspirins".

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References

  1. ↑ Newnham, David. (October 23, 2002) Nursing Standard Outside in Volume 17; Issue 6; Page 31.
  2. ↑ "Malt Extract (Barley)". Herbdata New Zealand. 2002. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  3. ↑ Molesworth - Page 94,96,241 and 391
  4. ↑ "Monthly Memoranda (points for propaganda)". 1926–1927. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  5. ↑ Redman, Thirza (1929). "The hydrogen ion concentration and the calcium and phosphorus content of the faeces of rachitic children". Biochemical Journal 23 (2): 256–260. PMC 1254019. PMID 16744211.
  6. ↑ "Register of Trademarks Indexed on Class & TM No. (p.176)" (pdf).
  7. ↑ Freud, Clement. (February 6, 1993) The Times Local hero with a finger in every pie; David Puttnam; Gut Feelings. Section: Features; Page SR.
  8. ↑ Davenport, Philippa. (February 10, 1996) Financial Times Food and Drink: Puds to make a Briton proud - Cookery. Page IV
  9. ↑ Bovey, Shelley. (January 15, 2000) The Scotsman AB Flab.
  10. ↑ http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/osaycanyousee/2009/10/cod-liver-oil-and-pink-peignoirs.html


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