Our Busy Little World
Jan. 23, 2008 - Fun Gadgets
A few years back I was able to travel with my church to Romania to help in an orphanage three summers running. These trips had a huge impact on my life, and I am so thankful for all God did through them. One of these days I'll have to write down some memories for you all. . . I'm sure if nothing else the trips were a large part of the reason I so badly wanted to adopt, and part of the way God brought Naomi into our family. But tonight I was remembering a very silly little detail - through these trips I got hooked on putting cream in my tea. I know, that's totally not profound, but it really is good. I never even liked tea very much until I tasted it with cream - yummy! So, as the title of this post is "fun gadgets", I have to tell you a discovery I made this week. Have you ever poured cream into your steaming hot cup of tea, only to find that this particular tea (usually citrus-y ones) makes the cream look all curdly? Well, I don't know about you, but curdly cream in my tea sort of grosses me out and rather ruins the calming effect of tea. So I made a lovely cup of Nutcracker Sweet tea the other day, only to watch this very phenomenon occur before my eyes. As Isabelle would say, bummer. For some reason this made me think of homogenized milk, and I decided to try something. I took my little milk frothing wand and spun it a bit in the tea - voila! Homogenized tea/cream. So if ever you are plagued with curdly cream tea, check out this little gadget and perhaps all your tea troubles will disappear as mine did. That's my incredibly deep thought for the night. Cheers!
Comments
Jan. 23, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by keldaris
That is one cool gadget! I've never had cream in my tea, but perhaps I should try. I do like some tea, but others I let get cold and gross!
~Darlene
Jan. 24, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by kampsplete
It's a Canadian thing too. I've had cream in my tea for as long as I can remember. I don't like it any other way. I do get the curdles from time to time too. I just got a frothing wand for Christmas, so I'll have to try that. Thanks for the tip...
~Kathy~
Jan. 25, 2008 - Tea for two and two for tea...
Posted by hindsfeet11
Your post just brought the song to mind. I do drink tea, only herbal, I hope that counts; but since I'm on a dairy free diet I don't do milk. I will, however, have to try rice or almond milk in my tea and see if it tastes good. I doubt it will curdle, but I will see.
It's so fun to read about your family and see how the girls are growing, even if we don't see you often.
Ben will get his Bachelor's Degree next month and Thomas is trying to get a fire job with Dave. He said it would be easier to go into law enforcement than fire - less competition!
Take care my friend and keep dancing.
Love & Blessings, Jean
Feb. 4, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by learningatourhouse
Hmmm... I will have to give that a try (cream in my tea) :-)
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Amy
