Cooking & Baking

they make you sweat, leading to evaporative cooling.

I like cold soups in hot weather, especially Eastern European cold soups. They're easy to make: take a bunch of plums, chop them roughly, stew with a cinnamon stick, some water, sugar if needed, lemon juice. Then puree with a food mill (fish the stones out first!) add milk or cream or yogurt or buttermilk to taste, chill, and eat.