Abstract: An apparatus for making and stirring a liquid mixture includes a spoon with a handle and a bowl portion, a mixture component, and a covering across the top of the bowl portion of the spoon. The covering confines the mixture component, and is formed of a material permitting the liquid to contact the component. Immersion of the bowl portion of the spoon in the liquid causes the liquid to contact the mixture component, thereby producing a mixture of the liquid and the component external to the spoon.

Abstract: A perforated stirrer contains a drink product requiring mixing upon use; examples of such products include tea, instant coffee, powdered lemonade, etc. The stirrer may also contain additional mixing ingredients (e.g. sugar or powdered milk). A stirrer according to the disclosure thus provides both the ingredients for making the beverage and an implement for stirring the beverage.