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GaryBlutoyesterday at 11:14 PM2 repliesview on HN

Why do they call it Ovaltine? The mug is round, the jar is round. They should call it Roundtine.


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hmokiguessyesterday at 11:53 PM

The Ov part comes from the eggs in the ingredients. Ovum is Latin for egg and the rest is from the malt extract.

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sphtoday at 5:37 AM

That’s gold, Gary. Gold!