Radio Malt was an early to mid-20th-century brand of malt extract preparation that followed the Minadex trend.Newnham, David. (October 23, 2002) Nursing Standard Outside in Volume 17; Issue 6; Page 31. It is produced by British Drug Houses; it contains vitamin A, aneurine hydrochloride, riboflavin, and calciferol. 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.Molesworth - Page 94,96,241 and 391
Radio Malt was being sold in the UK by the mid-1920s and was studied at this time as a treatment for rickets. In India, it was trademarked in 1942.
A favourite of film producer and politician David Puttnam,Freud, Clement (February 6, 1993). "Local hero with a finger in every pie; David Puttnam; Gut Feelings". The Times. Section: Features; p. SR. Radio Malt was often used in English boarding schools in an attempt to change skinny young girls into prettier roundnessDavenport, Philippa. (February 10, 1996). "Food and Drink: Puds to make a Briton proud - Cookery". Financial Times. p. IV. and given to Post-World War II children to give them more bulk.Bovey, Shelley (January 15, 2000). "AB Flab". The Scotsman.
See also Extract of malt
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