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The Milk Pail Restaurant, formerly known as the Country Tea Room, is a historic restaurant in unincorporated Dundee Township, Kane County, Illinois, United States. It was originally a farmhouse for Increase C. Bosworth, who operated the farm as a creamery. He sold it to Max McGraw in 1926, who converted into a teahouse restaurant. To meet the ...
Japan House is a learning facility founded in 1976 by ShozoIt is part of the College of Fine and Applied Arts, at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.The facility includes three tea rooms, or Chashitsu, a tea garden and Japanese rock garden.
Mentha canadensis is a species of mint native to North America (from the Northwest Territories to central Mexico) and the eastern part of Asia (from Siberia to Java).In North America, it is commonly known as Canada mint, [4] American wild mint, [5] and in Asia as Chinese mint, Sakhalin mint, [6] Japanese mint, [7] and East Asian wild mint. [8]
Extreme temperature changes can occur within minutes with the passage of a strong cold front through the state. On December 20, 1836, temperatures fell 40 °F or 22.2 °C in minutes, which supposedly froze people to their saddles and chickens in their tracks. [ 8 ]
In general, mints tolerate a wide range of conditions, and can also be grown in full sun. Mint grows all year round. [29] They are fast-growing, extending their reach along surfaces through a network of runners. Due to their speedy growth, one plant of each desired mint, along with a little care, will provide more than enough mint for home use.
Chicago can be cooler and moister than other parts of Illinois because of its proximity to the relatively cooler waters of Lake Michigan, effects which are most pronounced during spring and early summer. A frequent lakeshore breeze pushes much cooler, moister air into Chicago than the usual hot air of the Plains States (usually a moist air mass ...
A teahouse is an establishment which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments. Sometimes the meal is also called "tea" . Although its function varies widely depending on the culture, teahouses often serve as centers of social interaction , like coffeehouses .
Mint tea is a herbal tea made by infusing mint leaves in hot water. [1] Mint tea made with peppermint leaves is called peppermint tea, and mint tea made with spearmint is called spearmint tea. There also exist teas that infuse peppermint and spearmint leaves. In Korea, traditional mint tea called bakha-cha (박하차) is made with East Asian ...