h a l f b a k e r yBuy 1/4, get 1/4 free.
add, search, annotate, link, view, overview, recent, by name, best, random
news, help, about, links, report a problem
browse anonymously,
or get an account
and write.
register,
|
|
|
A few days ago, I was on a train, relatively early in the morning. I
needed a cup of tea [I hadn't had any caffiene] so I went to get
one
from the buffet car. They had that UHT milk stuff, only this time
it
was on fiddly little bags... so not only did I keep dropping them
on
the way back
to my seat, but I spilt milk all over my jeans trying
to
open the damn things!
Even with normal UHT cartons this
happens,
so what I propose is a flavourless, non-toxic pouch attatched to
the
teabag. It would be mainly plastic, but with a small, hot-water-
soluble, flavourless cap. This means, when you put it in the tea, it
not only puts the tea flavour in, but also the milk. There could be
bigger and smaller pouches [or just higher and lower densities]
depending on how milky you want it.
Probably not for home use [unless you like that sort of thing] but it
would be really useful for train journeys.
[link]
|
| |
Okay, but I'm not sure I'd trust these to be un-tampered with - or even just unviolated if they've been sitting someplace humid for a while. |
|
| |
You could store 'em in a fridge... the teabags might mean
they take up a little bit more space, but UHT is meant to
keep well anyways. |
|
| |
Another option would be to carry around some coffeemate in a small sandwich bag. Although you would have to be careful when trying to get through customs... |
|
| |
I don't know what UHT milk is, but coffeemate in tea? I'm
sorry, it is bad enough in coffee. |
|
| |
But if you must, you could just put it in the tea bag, or
preferably some real dehydrated milk. |
|
| |
nomocrow, UHT isn't coffeemate, it's real milk that's been pasturized at "ultra high" temperatures, so it doesn't need refrigeration. It's shelf life is about 6-9 months, until opened. |
|
| |
Naturally, since it is real milk, it tastes better than coffeemate or dehydrated milk. |
|
| |
up_on_cloud_nine, why attach the milk pouch to the teabag? Wouldn't it make sense to have them seperate, so that they could be replenished seperately from the tea? That would likely be more efficient/economical, I'd think. |
|
| |
Heck why not sugar while you're at it.
The one lump'r two bag. |
|
| |
Won't the cow get a little grippey at people trying to stick her teat in a such a small bag? I know I would, I think, get mad at you, maybe... |
|
| |
(OOOOOhhh no, don't say "mad" around the cows.) |
|
| |
Disgusting. Putting milk in tea is like taking a crap in the gravy. |
|
| |
Ya mean... you drink tea *without* milk? Yeeuuccchhh! |
|
| |
I'd happily drink tea without UHT. |
|
| |
I wonder if sugar cubes with milk inside could be made. Moot for me, though, as I like my tea plain. |
|
| |
What if you just mixed powdered milk in with the tea? Or, you could have a highly concentrated and sterilized tea-milk combo in a little carton, kind of like a syrup version of instant coffee (or how soda fountains work). You would squeeze the milk-tea syrup into a cup and add hot water. |
|
| |
They probably have that for astronauts... |
|
| |
Somehow that sounds too grusome to contemplate. No
offence. |
|
| |