tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480051141809776886.post6491231071347762932..comments2023-09-23T22:29:24.680-05:00Comments on Reading Pronunciation: the ubiquity of iced teaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366460636950205181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480051141809776886.post-20332868257404014312008-12-13T00:19:00.000-06:002008-12-13T00:19:00.000-06:00There are so many tea variations!! I love tea, but...There are so many tea variations!! I love tea, but it can be crappy if it isn't done right. Sweet tea needs proper brewing, and the sugar added and stirred while the tea is hot. If you take cold tea and add sweetener, it ends up tasting gritty. I hate flavored iced tea, though, which seems rampant out west and is slowly invading my eastern restaurants. The fruit flavors are overwhelmingly sweet, and conflict with the flavor of the tea. Some regular sweet teas are bad, too, when folks go too crazy on the sugar, or add a syrup instead of real sugar. But I still love the stuff, and plan on taunting you with it when you visit next. ;)Brainminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445568736987951552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480051141809776886.post-49621692369496333542008-12-12T21:06:00.000-06:002008-12-12T21:06:00.000-06:00I love hot tea. LOVE it. Drink it every day, both ...I love hot tea. LOVE it. Drink it every day, both black & herbal. But I don't particularly care for iced tea, unless it's got a fruity flavor. I must say that I did enjoy the ubiquitous sweet tea I got in North Carolina. The unsweetened ice tea with a lemon wedge in it -- meh, even after adding a packet of sugar in an attempt to make my own "sweet" tea. I would much rather just drink water than regular ice tea and think it's odd that you weren't given that as an option straightaway! BTW Joe HATES any kind of tea beverage. He's a soda guy.Sue T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18178527899514406682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480051141809776886.post-38943190036452849572008-12-12T12:36:00.000-06:002008-12-12T12:36:00.000-06:00Iced tea is vile. Luckily there are plenty of alt...Iced tea is vile. Luckily there are plenty of alternatives here in Colorado. I've never seen tea-centric events around here like you've got.<BR/><BR/>Hot tea can be okay sometimes.<BR/><BR/>Hey, my captcha is "dongs". What does that mean?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480051141809776886.post-8031700406870938222008-12-12T08:18:00.000-06:002008-12-12T08:18:00.000-06:00Thanksgiving dinner without wine? Savages!Thanksgiving dinner without wine? Savages!Editrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715404888083941275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480051141809776886.post-63859929295693319812008-12-12T07:54:00.000-06:002008-12-12T07:54:00.000-06:00I don't know about the phenomenon being limited to...I don't know about the phenomenon being limited to the Appalachians - but I've never run into this myself. I don't like iced tea (or tea tea) either, but I've never had a problem with their being alternatives. Around here, wine is often an option (obviously not at certain events), and generally there'll be soda.<BR/><BR/>(I'm also not a hot beverage drinker - usually it's too damned hot to drink, and then there's a window of about two minutes during which it's at the right temperature but before it turns to an unappealingly lukewarm sludge...)2fshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813487704459856169noreply@blogger.com