Saturday, September 15, 2007
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Ronda Rich's sweet tea column ("Sweet tea has always been the nectar of the South," Family & Spirit, Sept. 8) was a very refreshing read. As I have traveled over the country, I have found the same response when dining out: "We don't have sweet tea."
In kindness, they proceed to tell you there is sugar on the table. Any true Southerner knows that you cannot sweeten cold tea. Once, while I was in Connecticut with my daughter, I asked for sweet tea just to see what kind of response I would receive. The answer was: "The cups and hot water are over by the wall." Of course this dear, deprived Southerner meant hot tea. So I have learned to ask for water if there is no sweet tea. Nectar of the South is a good name for sweet tea, but I love to refer to it as "house wine of the South."More like this story
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