tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post3274972057513615316..comments2024-03-21T01:30:05.733-05:00Comments on Are We There Yet?: Sweet TeaLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16636115320397120406noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-21196221288741452132009-07-23T19:46:52.290-05:002009-07-23T19:46:52.290-05:00Just don't ever leave the sisterhood of the ja...Just don't ever leave the sisterhood of the java bean.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630262224739505223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-3849781683560805142009-07-17T12:10:15.990-05:002009-07-17T12:10:15.990-05:00We drink tea here too, Lisa.
I did find a wonderf...We drink tea here too, Lisa. <br />I did find a wonderful tea (thanks to one of the ladies here at church) that brews a wonderful cup of hot and an amazing glass of cold. No need to add anything as it is sweet enough on it's own. It's Good Earth (ceffeine free) Sweet & Spicy. Yum yum!<br />BTW, I usually prefer unsweet tea, especially when I order it from fast food. Most places sweet tea is just too sweet!Cherylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-80807982585584638562009-07-13T16:59:48.637-05:002009-07-13T16:59:48.637-05:00this was a fun and funny comment section! LOL I ha...this was a fun and funny comment section! LOL I have never heard of so many tea lovers comments! You better believe that the tea lovers are sure fired up about how to brew a perfect tea! FUNNY girls! I never had sweet tea until we were in Wal-Mart in NC and at the McDonalds there it was....just like any other drink to buy...it is a stapel in the EAST!. LOVED this one Lisa, you really hit a nerve with a few LOLOLOLheheheheAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02274892067256359414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-59298624728574709612009-07-13T07:07:01.870-05:002009-07-13T07:07:01.870-05:00I make iced tea exactly as you do . . . down to th...I make iced tea exactly as you do . . . down to the cup of sugar per gallon.<br /><br />My husband is from Pennsyvania. The first summer after our marriage we did a grand tour of that area, and I can still remember my first experience with northern iced tea: it. was. horrible. Not sweet, all lemon, and two floating ice cubes. Ick, Ack, Patooey.<br /><br />No one does iced tea like the south.Maria (also Bia)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915816897999091636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-22646428538802127132009-07-13T03:11:52.343-05:002009-07-13T03:11:52.343-05:00I haven't ever tasted a iced tea. I think I ha...I haven't ever tasted a iced tea. I think I have a bit of an aversion to it because I always thought a cup of tea should be hot. <br /><br />Maybe I will have a try now that I have read this.Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04866840456840793793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-25585645221844451242009-07-12T17:00:44.492-05:002009-07-12T17:00:44.492-05:00I am ashamed to say that while we love our hot tea...I am ashamed to say that while we love our hot tea is England we don't really have such a strong iced tea tradition here. We do have it but I am pretty sure its not that common in most houses even on a hot day. Shame really - I am rather fond I have to say :-)SQUELLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00107524704656591376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-47140865905521497092009-07-12T07:43:30.454-05:002009-07-12T07:43:30.454-05:00We gave up on those leaky pitchers and sun tea too...We gave up on those leaky pitchers and sun tea too especially after I read that the bacteria content is a lot higher for sun tea and it shouldn't be kept for very long. My kids don't drink sweet tea and I really shouldn't polish off a gallon in less than 24 hours.Charlotte (WaltzingM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12690056082240865041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-77923722560988956092009-07-12T07:25:30.343-05:002009-07-12T07:25:30.343-05:00Oh, I gotta tell ya, MM -- You've hit on a rec...Oh, I gotta tell ya, MM -- You've hit on a recent pet peeve of mine -- We do and have made suntea, and you're right, It's particularly smooth and good (though harder to make into sweet tea, because you ahve to make the sugar into a syrup before stirring it in). But, a suntea pitcher is frought with dangers here where we live. Too many kids, too many dogs -- makes too many knocked over gallons of tea outdoors. And, the last two pitchers I bought, the spigot had a faulty seal and leaked. Unquestionably because they were $3 pitchers... But, still, one begins to feel one is jinxed.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636115320397120406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-77511206606364735362009-07-11T20:09:44.180-05:002009-07-11T20:09:44.180-05:00I should note that I'm the only tea drinker in...I should note that I'm the only tea drinker in the house (cuz I don't let the kids drink it...they would if I did) so I making a gallon of tea is ridiculous...just a quart at a time does me good...when I'm not drinking DrPeppers (like Lent) I'll drink about a quart and a half a day.<br /><br />I should also say that I would have 2 suntea jugs. one made in the fridge and one sitting on the porch....if I had anyone to share it with ;-)MightyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563721884001643857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-24373991162356763492009-07-11T20:06:27.979-05:002009-07-11T20:06:27.979-05:00girl, you need Lipton-decaff and SUNLIGHT.
how do...girl, you need Lipton-decaff and SUNLIGHT.<br /><br />how do you not make suntea???<br /><br />tastes sooo much better!<br /><br />take your clear (or mostly clear) glass gallon jar..complete with a spigot on the bottom...we're talking a tea KEG here okay?? fill with water...stick your bags in, leaving the strings over the lip of the jar...screw on the top and and sit that puppy in the sun in the early morning....by the afternoon your tea is perfect! <br /><br />I spose you could add sugar...but I don't care as much for sweet tea as regular sun tea.<br /><br />Now, when I drink indoor-made tea I have a QUART sized mug I drink from. 1 quart = 1 family sized tea bag!! :-) So I fill my cup with ice. brew me up some tea on the stovetop...once it's boiling I time that puppy for 7 minutes. boiling with bag. Then I take the bag out and pour it over the ice in the mug. Add 2 tablespoons Splenda and stir well. OH YEAH!!<br /><br />I don't care for all the frou frou teas...just plain old Lipton for ME.<br /><br />:-)MightyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563721884001643857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-41463211083349401792009-07-11T18:46:38.214-05:002009-07-11T18:46:38.214-05:00Lisa
I've never had iced tea or sweet tea in ...Lisa<br /><br />I've never had iced tea or sweet tea in my life. Here in Australia hot tea is popular, crazy when you think about the heat. Mind you I don't drink tea myself (like your boys away at school I drink water;)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448595911801738792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-28343337374679074042009-07-11T18:36:12.236-05:002009-07-11T18:36:12.236-05:00I'm from Ohio. Most people here drink unsweete...I'm from Ohio. Most people here drink unsweetened tea (yuck!!)Those who sweeten their tea usually do it by the glass instead of the whole pitcher. Even adding their own though doesn't make the tea as sweet as sweet tea. I love sweet tea, and most of my family, friends and neighbors think I am crazy.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06676027046165099000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-85567779915686251922009-07-11T17:49:07.229-05:002009-07-11T17:49:07.229-05:00As a born and raised midwestern girl, I wasn't...As a born and raised midwestern girl, I wasn't introduced to sweet tea until just a few years ago. <br /><br />My friend Sandi, who was born and raised in the South, and still very much a southern belle, got me on to liking sweet tea.<br /><br />And I have to say, for a buck, I love Mickey D's sweet tea.<br /><br />As for living in TN, I'm completelly loving the sweet tea option everywhere.we.go! YUM! :)Kim H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12684666350821801488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-89647651508230035642009-07-11T14:03:08.216-05:002009-07-11T14:03:08.216-05:00Hi Lisa, I grew up in Chicago where it is customar...Hi Lisa, I grew up in Chicago where it is customary to add your own sugar to your glass. It was never pre sweetened. I actually never heard of sweet tea until we moved to southern Illinois. My daughter in law makes the best sweet tea and I love it. My husband on the other hand doesn't because he says it's too sweet for him! He would rather add his own sugar. I had some dried peppermint from my yard which I added to my regular brew and it was fabulous! My husband however didn't care for it. We always tease him and say that he is so stuck in the 70'S!!<br />I loved this post Lisa, very interesting!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429812875586479256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94747407415633325.post-85651363016040503172009-07-11T12:50:32.706-05:002009-07-11T12:50:32.706-05:00It's definitely a Texas thing. Up here in DFW,...It's definitely a Texas thing. Up here in DFW, you can find sweet tea anywhere. My granny says it has to be brewed and the sugar added when it's still hot or it doesn't count. My favorite is Bill Miller's sweet tea that use to come in giant sized vats for $1!Charlotte (WaltzingM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12690056082240865041noreply@blogger.com