Sweet Tea

Sweet Tea Recipes
Southern Sweet Tea Recipes
Sweet Tea, also known as Southern Sweet Tea, has recently become my favorite summer beverage of choice. Being a northerner, I was used to, and frankly tired of, the Lipton brand ice tea mix I grew up with. I also tired of the newer flavor of raspberry ice tea mix. I first tried Sweet Tea with the urging of my daughter who likes to buy the Arizona single servings beverages at the local convenience store. (Ugh, she also buys those hideous energy drinks.) Well I only bought the Sweet Tea once o...

Sweet Tea vs. Iced Tea
I say... Sweet Tea RULES!
Southern-style Sweet Tea has become my favorite beverage of choice. Being a northerner, I became tired of the ice tea mix I grew up with, namely tea brewed with ice and lemon added, or to be honest, more often the Lipton Ice tea mix. I first tried this drink with the urging of my daughter who recommended to me that I try the Arizona brand's Sweet Tea since I didn't like her preferred Green Tea. The summer-loving beverage has me so hooked I started making my own Sweet Tea to get more of a go...

Sweet Tea
The House Wine of the South
Southerners swear by their traditional sweet ice tea and drink it by the gallons. In the South, ice tea is not just a summertime drink, it is served year round with most meals. When people order tea in a Southern restaurant, chances are they will get sweet ice tea. Flickr photo by brianna.lehman

How to Make Great Southern Sweet Tea
Southern Sweet Tea is a Fabulous Anytime Drink
Photo by Randy OHC I'll never forget my first taste of southern Sweet Tea. We were at a business convention in North Carolina and eating lunch in the hotel restaurant. Our waitress asked if we would like water or sweet tea. Up north we drink water with our meal. Our guest suggested we try sweet tea. Wow, our taste buds were blown away by the sweetness and the incredible flavor. We were hooked. So we started making our own sweet tea. It takes some trial and error. We are still perfecting our...