ed ▁baby ▁food ▁from ▁m alt ▁and ▁bran . ▁When ▁at ▁home ▁in ▁Ru arde an , ▁James , ▁William ▁and ▁their ▁father ▁began ▁experiment ing ▁with ▁ways ▁of ▁making ▁a ▁gran ulated ▁pow der ▁based ▁on ▁whe at ▁and ▁m alt ed ▁bar ley ▁which ▁could ▁be ▁stored ▁for ▁long ▁periods ▁in ▁se aled ▁containers . ▁ ▁M alt ed ▁milk ▁After ▁imm igr ating ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁Hor lick ▁settled ▁in ▁R ac ine . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Chicago ▁to ▁begin ▁a ▁food ▁manufact uring ▁business ▁with ▁his ▁brother , ▁James . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁gen esis ▁of ▁the ▁Hor lick ▁Food ▁Company , ▁which ▁the ▁two ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁R ac ine ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁At ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁William ▁began ▁working ▁on ▁creating ▁a ▁d ried ▁milk ▁product . ▁This ▁work ▁cul min ated ▁with ▁a ▁US ▁pat ent ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁a ▁product ▁that ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁" D ias to id ," ▁but ▁was ▁later ▁tra dem ark ed ▁as ▁" m alt ed ▁milk " ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁continued ▁to ▁expand , ▁with ▁new ▁branches ▁opening ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁and ▁in ▁England ▁after ▁James ▁returned ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁James ▁Hor lick ▁was ▁kn ight