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From: Debbie Parker Wayne <>
Subject: Re: [APG] APG Digest, Vol 3, Issue 140--Soda vs Pop
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:41:05 -0600
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Claire Keenan Agthe wrote on 2/26/2008 8:22 AM:

> Now, don't get me started on tea -- though, let me
> just say, Southerners really do tea right -- real, brewed iced tea in
> the summer (not the horrible mix so many Northern restaurants use)
> and an understanding that putting the sugar in while it's steeping
> makes it taste (and melt) so much better than adding it after it's
> cold.

I grew up in Dallas, Texas and worked in restaurants when I was young. Back
then we never pre-sweetened the tea. I moved from Arizona back to East
Texas in 2000. I almost spit out the tea the first time I ordered it after
I got back and it was pre-sweetened. Now I remember to ask for unsweetened tea.

I got a funny look from the waitress in Kenosha, Wisconsin when I asked for
unsweetened tea. But in Jamaica they also have unsweetened or pre-sweetened
tea. I wondered if it was a Jamaica thing, maybe a climate thing in hotter
areas, or because they have so many tourists from the southern U.S.

--
Regards, Debbie

Debbie Parker Wayne
Webmaster and Chapter Representative,
Lone Star Chapter APG http://lonestarapg.com/

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