"Did you somehow miss the part where I said I was from the city? It's all cow's milk, and it's all highly processed to keep it from spoiling too soon or making anybody sick from who knows what." There was amusement in the first question, because it really was meant as some kind of tease.

She nodded at the rest, however, filing the information away for later, "Stir it or no?" She knew for things like caramel it needed to be stirred to keep it from scorching and sticking to the pot. It was also some stroke of luck that his version of teaching was also the way Nile learned best, hands off and clear instructions.