Sweet Tea ???

[sorul82?]

Our first dinner at WDW was on our arrival day at Wolfe Gang Puck Cafe, I asked the waitress if they had sweet tea (I was not aware of the apparent ban on this particular beverage), she laughed and said "No, you must be from down south"........now is it just me or is Florida about as far south as they come????? From then on I didn't even ask, b/c I didn't want to get the same dumbfounded look from the servers, but when the waitress at Garden Grill announced they had sweet tea......all four adults in our party sighed w/ relief.......needless to say after a week with no tea and 90 degree weather, the lady brought us a whole picture of tea......she def got extra tip

No, I officially kicked Florida out of the South on account of their views on sweet tea.

 

[themudd4]

My DS ordered sweet tea while we were there in March. The wairer laughed at him and said you wont find that in Orlando. I was kinda shocked...We never even thught to order it at any of the other places we ate, but seeing this thread made me think of that!

 

[darlak]

I had been told that Liberty Tree Tavern offered sweet tea, but when we went last Christmas they no longer served it. QUOTE]

No! No! No!

Please don't tell me LTT doesn't serve sweet tea anymore!! I am a southern girl and I like my tea sweeter than sweet. Expecting to have to sweeten it up, I was pleasantly surprised at LTT's tea two years ago. It was almost as sweet as my momma's!! Fingers crossed that it's back on the menu when we go this time! That tea is the reason we booked a meal there!

The tea and the crab cakes were why I booked LTT last month. I was told that sweet tea was no longer available. Can anyone tell me why they take sweet tea off the menu and then want to leave me 4 sugar packets? I need at least 12 of those tiny itty bitty packets!

 

[Dreamfinder2]

Florida was once part of the Confederate States of America; Tallahassee was the only southern capitol not to fall into Union hands. So, I guess with "no sweet tea in Orlando," the conquest is complete. But I beg to differ, because sweet tea can be found in town; you just have to persevere.

One thing Disney is prone to in some venues is to serve this concentrated "tea syrup", which is just mixed with water. Ack. Blasphemy!

And don't EVEN get me started on tea in a can from a vending machine. Lordy.

Fortunately, we're also Coke-a-holics, so we do manage. Pepsi is just basically unacceptable (again, an Atlanta-based southern thing.)

 

[FlashScout]

Slightly off-topic, while I spent 2 years in Germany I didn't even realize had much I missed sweet tea until my one trip home after 1 1/2 years. My flight to Mis'sippi got iced in in Houston and I was exhausted. But when the waitress at the airport hotel restaurant offered ice water and sweet tea, I perked up and almost kissed her. I still had to wait another day for my Momma's turnip greens and cornbread, but I felt I was home already.

I avoid sweet tea when traveling, especially at WDW, because of how poorly some people make it. I prefer mine with a sprig of mint fresh from the garden.

 

[perdidochas]

Not trying to hijack or anything......but what the heck is sweet tea? Is it any different than tea with sweetener in it?

Sweet tea is tea that was saturated with sugar when warm (meaning that it can hold no more sugar). Then it's made cold, and is supersaturated (meaning that it holds more sugar than it should at a cold temperature). It is much sweeter than iced tea with sugar added to it.

 

[leanan]

Sweet Tea is everywhere in Orlando except for Disney. In an emergency you can ask them to bring you a small thing of hot water. Add the sugar to that and then add that syrup to the tea to make it taste more like the real southern thing. That way your sugar is predisolved

 

[jpaulgor]

Lol it is funny to see people get excited over some sweet tea. I was raised and still live in Arkansas. I don't get excited about sweet tea, it is just an everyday affair to me. And then to see people not know how to make sweet tea??? Wow.

 

[jekajekalynn]

OT...but I found that in Meijers they sell this great sweet tea by where they keep snapple and whatnot..

Tastes as close as one can get to homemade imo.
Here's the website.

http://http://www.tradewinds-tea.com/

 

[Steph9072]

I come from a good ol' country family. My Granny and Papa were born and raised in Kentucky. So I grew up on sweet tea. Honest to goodness sweet tea. I have never been able to stomach the bottled or fountain tea. We drink sweet tea instead of soda in our house. There is ALWAYS a pitcher of tea in my fridge. If you all are in the area swing by for a ice cold glass!


Here is how we do our sweet tea! If it is a warm day I will take our gallon pitcher fill with water (leaving room for about 4 c. water) and put 2 family size tea bags. I let the tea set out side in the sun. To get good sun tea takes anywhere from 2 to 6 hours depending on the sun and heat. Once it is done I put 2 c of water with 2 c of sugar (never a sugar substitute!) in the microwave and go for about 1 1/2 min at a time stir then 1 1/2 min until a syrup is made. I add it to the tea.


If it is not nice! I take a large measuring cup (12c) with water and 2 family size tea bags. I put it in the microwave for about 10 minutes then let it sit for about 5 minutes. Once it is done I put 2 c of water (never a sugar substitute!) with 2 c of sugar in the microwave and go for about 1 1/2 min at a time stir then 1 1/2 min until a syrup is made. I add it to the tea.

 

[Sammie]

Our first dinner at WDW was on our arrival day at Wolfe Gang Puck Cafe, I asked the waitress if they had sweet tea (I was not aware of the apparent ban on this particular beverage), she laughed and said "No, you must be from down south"........now is it just me or is Florida about as far south as they come????? From then on I didn't even ask, b/c I didn't want to get the same dumbfounded look from the servers, but when the waitress at Garden Grill announced they had sweet tea......all four adults in our party sighed w/ relief.......needless to say after a week with no tea and 90 degree weather, the lady brought us a whole picture of tea......she def got extra tip

The comment by the waitress is due to the fact that a very large percentage of Floridians were not born there, or even grew up there or anywhere in the South.

 

[pbharris4]

I grew up in PA and never heard of sweet tea either, but when I met my DH his mom made it all the time and boy it is good! I've made my own for years (just like hers) and mine's pretty simple..

-I use an Ice Tea maker (a gift from MIL so I could make my own)
-A Gallon pitcher & long wooden spoon
-12 Decaf (I don't drink caffeine) Tea Bags
-1 1/2 cups of sugar

Follow directions on ice tea maker how to brew. Do 6 tea bags at a time. (You'll have to brew twice for a gallon pitcher)

After the first batch brews transfer to the gallon pitcher and pour all the sugar in and stir right away.

Brew the second batch. Pour in pitcher and stir.

You can even use different tea bags like Peach or Raspberry to make different tea. The key is to add the sugar as soon as it's done so it dissolves.

Everyone loves my tea and not to "toot my own horn" but IMO I think it's a lot better than most restaurants.

 

[jonslola]

Slightly OT, but here in Indiana I noticed that McDonald's now serves sweet tea! I think they call it Mickey D's Sweet Tea. I hate McDonalds, but at least it will be more tolerable when the kids must have a double cheeseburger!
I miss Sweet Tea in WDW, I'm a proud hillbilly from Ky and drink it every day!

 

[mom2my3kids]

Sweet tea is pretty easy to make.

Boil tea bags in water. Pour in pitcher. While it's still hot you add sugar to taste.

Cool in fridge and drink.

That's pretty much all I drink in the summer.

I am very funny about my sweet tea, after making it I leave it out. It usually does not last long, it taste funny to me once its put in the fridge..I am a weird one.

 

[Rustysmom]

Is all the iced tea at WDW unsweetened? Even at the resorts where you fill your mug?

I'm just wondering because my DS loves sweetened iced tea, you know, like the kind that comes in a bottle like Snapple. Not sweet tea because he's never had it, just regualar iced tea with the sugar already in it. It isn't the same when you have to add your own sugar and they way I know he'll drink it I'll spend all day stirring sugar into his tea.

 

[Hope73]

I love it as well. I am pretty sure the sugar is added while the tea is still hot and the flavor really sticks together.

Friends own a Chick-a-filet restaurant and it is required that they have it. Hit one of those if you see one.

I think a lot of Disney tea is fountain so it is not sweetened

 

[SweetSpellsSweetie]

Would 2 regular serving size teas bags be equal to a family size tea bag? I went to the gorcery store and Wal Mart, and I can not find family size.

 

[sorul82?]

Would 2 regular serving size teas bags be equal to a family size tea bag? I went to the gorcery store and Wal Mart, and I can not find family size.

No, you need 4.

 

[sorul82?]

I love it as well. I am pretty sure the sugar is added while the tea is still hot and the flavor really sticks together.

Friends own a Chick-a-filet restaurant and it is required that they have it. Hit one of those if you see one.

I think a lot of Disney tea is fountain so it is not sweetened

The sugar must be added while the tea is still hot. I have got to find my post about making tea.

That Disney tea is yuk. It's that Nestea carp. Sorry to offend anyone who likes it.

 

[DiRTyBuNNy]

The sugar must be added while the tea is still hot. I have got to find my post about making tea.

That Disney tea is yuk. It's that Nestea carp. Sorry to offend anyone who likes it.

Is this the Nestea Carp you were thinking of?

--Mr. DB