I was at a restaurant in Hyannis, MA last week and had grits. Kinda surprised. Another place in town only had sweet tea, not unsweet.
My grandmother would have a little bit of tea with her sugar. She and grandpa both ate fresh from the nest turkey eggs and lived to their 90s. I’m still using her skillet and spatula to fry eggs but don’t fill her glasses quite as full of sugar. Love and miss them terribly.