Thursday, January 21, 2010

Tea Technicalities

Question #10:

Cant tea just pretty much be any dried leafy plant?

I know of herbs, leaves, flowers, fruits, and spices that provide the makeup for what I know to be called "tea." But seriously, can tea just be anything in a baggie steeped in hot water? What is tea?

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Dairy Dreaming

Question #9:

How do they make powdered milk? And who are they anyway?

This was a question that came up at lunch the other day when we were talking about the shelf life of non-dairy creamers versus that of powdered milk or similar such creamers.