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Memories steeped in sweet tea
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| Jan. 30, 2002
| Jay C. Grelen
Posted on 01/30/2002 10:41:25 AM PST by aomagrat
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To: FreedominJesusChrist
It was so unhealthy.But it's so tasty!
To: Tennessee_Bob
(I hated having to hull peas...ended up with fingers stained for days)And the quick just under the edge of your thumbnails sore for days, too.
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posted on
02/28/2002 6:39:35 PM PST
by
eloy
To: Prodigal Son
You live in Europe & you miss sweet iced tea? Why? They have tea there & sugar & ice........oh it must be the boiling water they don't have.
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posted on
02/28/2002 6:40:19 PM PST
by
Ditter
To: aomagrat
That is just my preference. I would rather opt for stir-fry, steamed veggies, or pasta. I never understood why Southerners fry their veggies, why? They are better raw or steamed.
I can't really speak for my brother though. He just loved Southern BBQ.
To: aomagrat
Took me a while to find this thread, but I love it. Luzianne is the deal, huh? I'm going to try wimpcat's recipe on this thread - I usually make tea using our beautiful Florida sun.
To: Ditter
You live in Europe & you miss sweet iced tea? Why? They have tea there & sugar & ice........oh it must be the boiling water they don't have. No no. This is a nation that has entire aisles devoted to electric kettles. It doesn't taste the same. I've made it a couple different times and it never tasted the same as it did back home. I can't figure out why. Perhaps the tea is different? I don't know who that Earl Grey fellow is but he don't know diddly squat about iced tea ;-). Seriously, it doesn't taste the same, don't ask me why.
To: Prodigal Son
I was joking about the hot water. ;9) Your mom probably used Liptons Tea at home, why don't you try English Breakfast Tea & see how it comes out?
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posted on
03/01/2002 5:15:27 AM PST
by
Ditter
To: Ditter
Another thing we always did was put baking soda in the tea. I never thought to ask why and to this day I still don't know- it was just part of the tea making procedure. They're not real big on ice in drinks in Europe anyhow. I went down to the supermarket one Saturday evening looking for ice trays- didn't stock 'em. Had to wait for a Monday to go prowling all over town for a set.
It's weird little things like that make you homesick. For instance- here in the UK- you're not supposed to put electrical plug ins in your bathroom. Want to blow dry your hair- leave the bathroom. They seem to have a bit of a phobia about electricity in the UK- all the plugins have to have a switch (like a light switch) to cut the juice off at the wall. Many's the time I put on a kettle of water to boil somewhere during a tv commercial and ten minutes later I was fustrated to learn someone had cut the appliance off at the wall- I guess out of fear that it would cut itself on while no human was in attendance and organize the other appliances into rebellion. At least it's not like that in the rest of Europe.
And another thing that ticks me off here... (don't get me started ;-))
To: Amelia
Just bumping one of my favorite recent threads...
Besides fried chicken, I'd love to have one of my Sainted Grandmother's tea cakes.
I never knew why they were called tea cakes. They were a sort of cross between a biscuit and a cookie. Not sweet like a sugar cookie, but with a wonderful vanilla flavor. Very plain.
They were absolutely wonderful. If anyone has a reasonable guess as to what a tea cake is, and can offer a recipe, I'd be eternally grateful.
To: TontoKowalski
Tea cakes are like shortbread. I've had them, and at one time had a great recipe, but I'm not sure where it is now...looking....
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posted on
03/05/2002 3:59:00 PM PST
by
Amelia
To: aomagrat; billbears
What kind of jars or pitchers do you both use for your sweet tea? I have these 1 gal glass jugs with a nozzle on the bottom that keep leaking all over my icebox. Any suggestions?
To: aomagrat
Sweet tea bump from Mobile.
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posted on
09/20/2002 6:50:11 AM PDT
by
blam
To: stainlessbanner
I prefer those big widemouth gallon pickle jugs. Kinda hard to pour from, but that's what my family has used for generations.
To: stainlessbanner
We've always used those big plastic pitchers that you pour from at the top
To: BlackbirdSST
"Brought to mind a "catfish joint" I frequented as a youth, Villa Rica, Georgia. All you can eat corn fed farm catfish and the best cornbread and sweet tea around. Nothing like a mouth watering memory. Blackbird.". You must be talking about the Rock Inn cafe.
To: aomagrat
Mmmmmmmmmmm sweet tea. Alas, in Houston, one is rarely served sweet tea. Alabama has the best sweet tea, by far. Mmmmmmmmm sweet tea. =)
To: viligantcitizen
Yes indeed. From the area? Another good eating spot was Hudson's Hickory House in Douglasville. Good Southern BBQ, and great Sweet Tea, if memory serve's! Blackbird.
To: BlackbirdSST
"Yes indeed. From the area? Another good eating spot was Hudson's Hickory House in Douglasville. Good Southern BBQ, and great Sweet Tea, if memory serve's! Blackbird." Yes, I have lived around here for most of my 35 years.
Hudson's is excellent. Real fries, excellent sweet tea in those extra large styrofoam cups, and their inside sliced pork is to die for.
Needless to say, the new Sonny's that was built near the interstate isn't doing very well.
If you haven't been here in a while, you wouldn't recognize the place.
To: aomagrat
Growing up in NC, I didn't know tea was made without being sweetened until I was about 15. Glass jar, few tea bags, some sugar, and place on stoop for a few hours and let Mr. Sun do his work.
A tall glass of iced tea helped me through many an afternoon growing up, we drank gallons of the stuff growing up. It was a staple.
To: aomagrat
There is nothing like Sweet tea !!
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posted on
09/20/2002 8:56:04 AM PDT
by
kassie
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