Dr. J. H. Kellogg, in commenting upon this report, said in the Dec., 1896, Bulletin of the A. M. T. A.:—
“In the light of these facts, it is apparent that ale or lager beer might as well be prescribed for a patient as these so-called malt extracts, which are practically nothing more than concentrated ale or lager.”
There are malt extracts, made up like honey, or syrup, in consistency, which are valuable.
The following list of malt extracts, with accompanying letter from Prof. Sharples, is taken from a paper published by Hon. Henry H. Faxon, of Quincy, Mass.:—
“Boston, Mass., March 20, 1897.
“I enclose a list of the malt extracts examined in this office during the past year or two. These samples were all in original packages, obtained by officers in various parts of Eastern Massachusetts. They probably very fairly represent the various malt extracts on the market. I have added two samples of Porter and one of Old Brown Stout for purposes of comparison.
“Yours respectfully,
“S. P. Sharples.
“State Assayer.”
| Name. | Solids. | Alcohol. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5193 | English Malt Extract | 9.70 | 5.63 |
| 5214 | Old Grist Mill Malt Extract | 10.57 | 5.54 |
| 5418 | Old Grist Mill Malt Extract | 9.98 | 5.63 |
| 5490 | Old Grist Mill Malt Extract | 12.28 | 5.86 |
| 5626 | Old Grist Mill Malt Extract | 9.63 | 5.00 |
| 5207 | Liquid Food, a Malt Extract | 10.47 | 4.27 |
| 5225 | Pure Malt, a Liquid Food, a Tonic | 9.71 | 5.00 |
| 5416 | Pure Malt, a Liquid Food, a Tonic | 10.76 | 6.32 |
| 5619 | King’s Pure Malt[C] | 9.52 | 6.60 |
| 5421 | A Nutritious Tonic, Pure Malt Extract | 10.88 | 6.24 |
| 5226 | Noris’ Extract of Malt | 11.57 | 5.94 |
| 5258 | Noris’ Extract of Malt | 9.31 | 6.55 |
| 5397 | Noris’ Extract of Malt | 10.63 | 6.24 |
| 5485 | Noris’ Extract of Malt | 10.50 | 6.63 |
| 5620 | Noris’ Extract of Malt | 12.55 | 5.90 |
| 5229 | Pabst Malt Extract, The Best Tonic | 10.43 | 5.16 |
| 5230 | Hoff’s Malt Extract (Tarrant’s) | 11.33 | 8.88 |
| 5489 | Hoff’s Malt Extract (Tarrant’s) | 12.25 | 7.17 |
| 5231 | Johann Hoff’sches Malz-Extract, Gesundheit’s Beir | 11.31 | 4.34 |
| 5491 | Johann Hoff’sches Malz-Extract, Gesundheit’s Beir | 11.02 | 4.85 |
| 5621 | Johann Hoff’sches Malz-Extract, Gesundheit’s Beir | 10.49 | 4.50 |
| 5408 | Johann Hoff’sches Malz-Extract, Gesundheit’s Beir | 11.47 | 4.78 |
| 5340 | Haffenreffer & Co. Malt Wine | 11.02 | 6.65 |
| 5423 | Haffenreffer & Co. Malt Wine | 11.71 | 5.63 |
| Liquid Bread, A Pure Extract of Malt | 6.78 | 6.63 | |
| 5395 | Durgin’s Malt, Liquid Extract of Malt | 7.12 | 5.94 |
| 5433 | Durgin’s Liquid Extract of Malt | 6.49 | 5.55 |
| 5396 | Wyeth’s Liquid Malt Extract | 14.80 | 3.35 |
| 5488 | Wyeth’s Liquid Malt Extract | 15.50 | 2.86 |
| 5622 | Wyeth’s Liquid Malt Extract | 15.73 | 2.35 |
| 5406 | Wampole’s Concentrated Extract of Malt | 9.84 | 9.86 |
| 5407 | Anheuser-Busch’s Malt Nutrine | 15.98 | 3.00 |
| 5600 | Anheuser-Busch’s Malt Nutrine | 15.82 | 2.25 |
| 5417 | Malt Extract (Sterilized), John L. Gleeson | 7.97 | 4.71 |
| 5422 | Malt Extract (Sterilized), Charles C. Hearn | 8.58 | 5.00 |
| 5436 | Burkhart Brewing Co.’s Malt Extract | 10.73 | 7.01 |
| 5486 | Menzel’s Extract of Malt | 5.90 | 5.24 |
| 5625 | Menzel’s Extract of Malt | 6.75 | 4.35 |
| 5623 | King of Malt Tonics, Lion Tonic | 10.95 | 7.05 |
| 5624 | Teutonic, “A concentrated Extract of Malt and Hops” | 9.95 | 7.45 |
| 5409 | Van Nostrand’s Old Stout Porter, “a pure malt extract” | 7.97 | 6.55 |
| 5233 | [Philadelphia] Porter | 5.34 | 6.63 |
| 5232 | Burke’s Guiness Stout | 6.66 | 7.17 |
[C] The label on King’s Malt states that for a strong, healthy person, with a good appetite, a pint with each meal and another on retiring at night will not be too much.