You Probably Wouldn't Guess What The Malt In Your Milkshake Is - Chowhound

Don Mason/Getty Images As drinkable frozen treats go, there's nothing quite as decadent as a malt, with its combination of ice cream, milk, flavored syrup, and malted milk powder. While it might not seem like much, there's a surprising backstory to that last key ingredient, which began as a nutritional supplement more than 150 years ago before finding its way into quaffable desserts and those crunchy malted milk…