GasBandit
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My usual soundboard operator, Alan, always brings his own full pitcher of sweet tea whenever he comes in to work.
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Weddings without booze are apparently a thing in the South as well. Not for EVERYONE, but it's not unheard of.
GasBandit
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It's rather common among Baptists, which are particularly numerous in the south.
To quote my uncle at his younger sister's wedding, "No booze?! You can't expect a guy to agree to this kind of commitment sober!"
Because Deep South.
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Part of the problem is that restaurants have a different idea of what "sweet" means than most homemade sweet tea does. It's supposed to be subtly sweet, not syrup.What kind of southerner am I? One that spent most of his formative years in COLORADO AND MARYLAND, remember?
Yes, everybody else here luuuuuuvs them some sweet tea. Me, it just tastes like overly-sugary mop water.
Sweet tea, like lemonade and water, is easy to keep at room temperature (with some ice nearby for cooling your glass/pitcher), doesn't go stale or flat in a hurry, and is generally liked down here.
If I drink tea in a restaurant I get the unsweetened stuff and add my own sugar (normally saccharin,) because you just can't trust the staff to get it right.[DOUBLEPOST=1489584851,1489584573][/DOUBLEPOST]
My Brother started drinking the large cans of Arizona Tea when they first became popular in Texas. He was telling me that I should try them, "It's only 140 calories for this quart sized can."
"Only 140? how many servings is that?"
"...(long silence)...oh shit, 4 servings."
"Yeah bro, you just drank 1/4 of your daily calorie intake."
When I tried sweet tea at a restaurant in South Carolina, it tasted like they poured corn syrup into the glass then waved a teabag over it. Blech!
I'll sometimes add a little honey to hot tea, but my iced tea is always unsweetened, with a lemon slice if available. Asking for that at southern restaurants often got me weird looks.
I'll sometimes add a little honey to hot tea, but my iced tea is always unsweetened, with a lemon slice if available. Asking for that at southern restaurants often got me weird looks.
I guess I am far enough west that we probably serve more unsweet tea than the sugary stuff.
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Yeah, but that's not real SC iced tea. I learned 2/3 cup sugar to a gallon, which is not super sweet. Sugar goes in when the tea is still hot. Putting it in at the table or after its cold is not good, either. (I'm a native South Carolinian)
Oh, huh. Okay. Well ignore my last post here, then.
Although I'd probably still not like it.
Oh my yes, there is a difference.
you just have to use good methodology when brewing so you dont end up incubating bacteria.
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I can't speak for everywhere, but iced tea=sweet tea in SC, mostly because no one but diabetic grandmas or yankees drink the unsweetened stuff.
Because of bad road conditions due to snow I imagine.
I don't do iced tea, but I was pretty shocked when my friend said that she added sweetner to her protein shakes. I use the same stuff and it tastes like McDonalds shakes. No extra stuff required. I actually water it down.
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The engineer is in my server room doing automation upgrades. I can hear him talking to the automation company's support line on his cell phone, and I can tell from his side of the conversation things are not going well.
Just when I was starting to get caught up again, too >_<
Just when I was starting to get caught up again, too >_<
Better than inside your person.TWICE today have I found spiders upon my person
...were you sleeping? If you were, you should've eaten them. Then you'd only have 6 more to go this year.TWICE today have I found spiders upon my person
Mine did, too.And now the red plastic part is coming off my swiss army knife!
...after I boiled* it. I was trying to clean the gunk out of it, didn't realize the plastic parts had such a low melting point.
--Patrick
*It was actually more of a simmer, but still too hot.