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Sweet Tea guidelines
Posted on 6/18/15 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 6/18/15 at 5:31 pm
What are your must do's and absolutely not never with the greatest beverage invented?
My must is when making 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cup of sugar unmeasured and must be kept in glass container. Must be Luzianne or Red Diamond tea.
Will not drink if has orange or lemon as a garnish.
ETA:
Did not put on Food/Drink board as Yankees frequent that board. We all know Yankees don't know a thing about sweet tea.
My must is when making 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cup of sugar unmeasured and must be kept in glass container. Must be Luzianne or Red Diamond tea.
Will not drink if has orange or lemon as a garnish.
ETA:
Did not put on Food/Drink board as Yankees frequent that board. We all know Yankees don't know a thing about sweet tea.
This post was edited on 6/18/15 at 5:34 pm
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Posted on 6/18/15 at 5:45 pm to sms151t
I started drinking unsweetened tea with Sweet&Low as a kid because sugar wouldn't dissolve in cold tea. Now I just prefer it over sugar. A sacrilege, I know.
#inb4texasisntreallysouthern.
#inb4texasisntreallysouthern.
This post was edited on 6/18/15 at 5:48 pm
Posted on 6/18/15 at 5:48 pm to Tantal
Wait what? Are you a Yankee or a Damn Yankee?
Posted on 6/18/15 at 5:54 pm to sms151t
no lemon
lots of sugar
lots of sugar
Posted on 6/18/15 at 5:57 pm to sms151t
Some restaurants down here don't have sweet tea, so I just used Sweet&Low. Now that I'm older I just avoid sweet tea because I don't do sugar due to the calories. I still prefer Sweet&Low anyway. Not a Yankee either. My family traces back to the Texas Revolution, including my g-g-g-g-g-grandmother, Mary Ellen Crockett (niece of Davy Crockett).
Posted on 6/18/15 at 6:02 pm to Tantal
yea I actually only have it occasionally because I realize I'm not an invincible 21 year old anymore. Had my first cavity since I was like 5 years old and had a root canal. So I watch my sugar intake.
Posted on 6/18/15 at 6:02 pm to Tantal
Well some people can say you're a damn Yankee since family stayed over 6 weeks.
You know I just am joking. But to me it's pretty astounding a Texan doesn't drink sweet tea. Not holding it against you (yet)
You know I just am joking. But to me it's pretty astounding a Texan doesn't drink sweet tea. Not holding it against you (yet)
This post was edited on 6/18/15 at 6:03 pm
Posted on 6/18/15 at 6:08 pm to sms151t
Regardless of beverage container,
3/4 unsweet
1/4 sweet
Yields best flavor.
3/4 unsweet
1/4 sweet
Yields best flavor.
Posted on 6/18/15 at 6:25 pm to sms151t
Don't ruin good tea with sugar
Posted on 6/18/15 at 6:31 pm to sms151t
We have a coffee cup in our sugar container. Dont know how much it holds. We use cold brew, mostly decaf
Posted on 6/18/15 at 6:34 pm to sms151t
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Sweet Tea guidelines
Put good bourbon in a sweet tea container and drink as needed.
Posted on 6/18/15 at 8:36 pm to sms151t
I drink unsweetened tea.
Posted on 6/18/15 at 9:17 pm to sms151t
The more the sugar, the better the sweet tea. 
Posted on 6/18/15 at 9:26 pm to Tantal
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I started drinking unsweetened tea with Sweet&Low as a kid because sugar wouldn't dissolve in cold tea.
I had friend who was from New Hampshire in college who absolutely hated sweet tea. I found out his version of sweet tea was adding the sugar after it was brewed and chilled. He said it was life changing when I fixed him sweet tea with the sugar added while it was still hot.
As for personal preference, I can do unsweetened tea sometimes but for the most part it has to be sweetened. I like a good ol' fashioned Arnold Palmer too (half iced tea/half lemonade). I'll also occasionally throw a handful of fresh, muddled fruit in a pitcher.
Posted on 6/18/15 at 9:26 pm to KCM0Tiger
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The more the sugar, the better the sweet tea.
Yankees use sugar (and probably the white refined type) while old folks in the south used sorghum from the old clunkety clunkety machine when it came to town.
Posted on 6/18/15 at 9:36 pm to sms151t
I drink unsweetened green tea. Lots and lots of it. No sweet tea, no coffee.
Posted on 6/18/15 at 9:36 pm to Agforlife
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Don't ruin good tea with sugar
RA-ed for hate speech.
I've actually noticed that sweet tea is getting far too sweet lately. I don't remember it being sweet to the point of instant diabetes when I was younger, but most places I go nowadays just overdo the sugar. I generally order half sweet/half unsweet, and the waitstaff is usually very understanding about that. I suspect that means I'm not the only one who has noticed a marked increase in sugar in sweet tea over the last few years.
Oh, and lemon is a must for me. No more refreshing drink on God's green earth than a properly sweetened tea with just enough lemon to give it the barest hint of fresh tart citrus.
Posted on 6/18/15 at 10:01 pm to sms151t
I really wish the restaurants here in New York had sweet tea 
Posted on 6/18/15 at 10:01 pm to randomways
The only sweet tea is tea that had sugar added when it was hot everything else is pussy tea. And a lemon is a must to give it that perfect taste.
Posted on 6/18/15 at 10:03 pm to HamzooReb
Learned my lesson when I traveled there. 
and frick lemons
and frick lemons
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