These malted milk tablets were around during WW2 and were regularly included in both British Commonwealth and American forces military ration and survival packs. If you ask anyone who served on the allied side they would probably remember them. (The taste should still be the same..I hope)
Hence for military re-enactors they could be of great interest to those who are interested in reproducing allied military rations of the era.

Dwen

No, they ain’t great tasting. But it wasn’t until recently they started being sold as a true candy rather then a supposed easier and better tasting way to get us poor intolerant kiddies to have calcium. That being said, they’re still one of my fave treats to this day, more out of Nostaglia then anything else.

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Andy

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Michelle, thanks for lending your thoughts and experiences with Malties. They add a lot to the post, I believe. Though I still can’t quite call these a good candy, at least I can understand a bit more where the Horlicks people are coming from.

Dan

I know, Malties aren’t a great candy for most people. But for those who grew up on it – it’s been around since the 50’s in Asia – it’s basically a candy that you grow to love. In place of the bold flavor of most chocolate-covered pieces and crunch, you’re left with a slight sweetness and a condensed milk (of sorts) flavor as it dissolves in your mouth. It’s a mild tasting, relatively unassertive sweet – but the energy boost you can get with it is pretty AMAZING. (They have chocolate versions in Asia too – those aren’t as good though, because they use cocoa in the mixture.)