Sweet Tea ???

[Hope73]

When I made sweet tea I put the tea bags in my coffee maker, maybe like 6 tea bags and added 9 cups of water. I mixed in 1/4 cup sugar while still hot. Then I added 9 more cups of water and a lot of ice. No science here just what tastes right

 

[darlak]

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.

I use 3 single serving size tea bags to equal 1 quart/family size one.

I make tea by first putting the water on to boil, then while waiting for it to boil, I put 1 & 3/4 sugar in my gallon tea pitcher. When water is boiling, pour it over 3 quart/family size tea bags in pitcher with sugar. Stir, add lid to pitcher and let steep for 1 hour or longer. Then fill to top of pitcher with cold water, stir, and it's ready to pour over ice. That's the "steeped" method.

My granny always made her's by the "brewed" method. Similar, but you add the tea bags to the water and boil for a short time, then add the sugar and stir. The advantage of the brewed method is that you eliminate the wait time. My personal preference is the steeped method though.

Of course, there's also the "sun tea" method, but I really don't care for sun tea.

 

[Ladybugsy]

Sweet tea is a staple in our house. I also have it in my fridge ALL the time. With 2 diabetics in the house, it's a good thing for lows.

I also boil my teabags (Tetley ONLY...3 family sized) in a pot with water and after it boils, I turn it off, and add a pinch of baking soda. This doesn't alter the flavor at ALL, but it does take out the cloudiness and bitterness that you sometimes get. Then I pour it over a cup and two thirds of sugar, add water, voila.

Funny story in reference to the grits post posted earlier. My uncle is a truck driver, and was in a northern state...not sure which one, (they all look the same to me...lol) and he was at a little diner and asked the waitress if they had grits. She said, "I don't know, but I'll ask the cook". She came back a minute later and said, "Yes, we do have them, how many would you like?" My uncle replied, "Oh, a couple of hundred thousand should be fine. "

 

[sorul82?]

Is this the Nestea Carp you were thinking of?

--Mr. DB

OMG! That is soooooo freakin funny!

 

[sorul82?]

1. Get your tea pot out of the cabinet or off the drying rack.
Note: a tea pot is not to be confused with a tea kettle. It is a regular pot that you only use for making tea.
2. Get out 4 tea bags, open the wrappers, and be certain not to tear off the paper tabs.
3. Twist them around each other a few times and clip to the pot handle using a clothes pin.
4. Fill pot 3/4 full, put on the stove, and turn burner to high.
5. Wait for tea to boil.
Note: Do NOT leave the stove when making tea. Tell Lois or Eula Mae that you will call them back after you make your tea.
6. While you are waiting for your tea to boil, rinse out your pitcher. NEVER let your pitcher soak in soapy water. Soap flavored tea anyone?
7. Put two cups of sugar in your pitcher.
8. If your tea is still not boiling, go ahead and get your glass out of the cabinet, but don't put the ice in yet.
9. When tea starts to boil, IMMEDIATELY remove it from the stove; you don't want your tea bags to bust.
10. Pour tea into the pitcher and stir with a wooden spoon.
11. I put the tea bags back in the pot and fill up the pot with cold water and gently press on the bags with the wooden spoon being careful not to bust the bags, then pour into the pitcher.
12. Repeat 11 until your pitcher is full. Fill your glass with ice, pour yourself some tea, and put the pitcher in the fridge.

If you are expecting company, or if it's Sunday, rinse your pot and start another batch. Otherwise, immediately wash your pot and have it in the ready.

 

[Steph9072]

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!

WOW Thanks I will have to ask for it!

 

[DiRTyBuNNy]

OMG! That is soooooo freakin funny!

No problem..and I thought my ghetto-tastic Microsoft Paint skills were lacking...

--Mr. DB

 

[sorul82?]

No problem..and I thought my ghetto-tastic Microsoft Paint skills were lacking...

--Mr. DB

your ghetto-tastic Paint skills are off da hook fa-rizzle!

 

[Claire&TheBoys]

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

Amen, Amen, Preach it! Anything that comes out of a can or a soda fountain that calls itself "tea" is NOT tea. Tea is brewed, slowly. Tea is sweetened with real sugar. A glass of "real tea" is opaque - you can't see through it, it is a dark brown, not light tan.

We steep 2 family-size tea bags in about 2 quarts of water that has just boiled. It needs to brew for awhile so that the water is infused with the rich flavor. We prefer Luzianne tea bags. After it steeps until it's just warm, remove the tea bags - DO NOT squeeze them, though, or it will make the brew bitter. Add 1.5 cups of sugar and stir until it dissolves. Fill up to 1 gallon with cold water.

If you're not going to drink it all that day, you have to refrigerate it or else the tea will spoil.

McAlister's Deli does have amazing tea, and Sonny's BBQ, Cracker Barrel, Chick-Fil-A and McD's aren't bad either.

And yes, those of us in Northwest Florida consider ourselves real Southerners and whoever wrote that in Florida, the further South you go, the more Northern you get, was dead on target.

 

[DiRTyBuNNy]

your ghetto-tastic Paint skills are off da hook fa-rizzle!

--Mr. DB

 

[tidefan]

I don't know if the Publix stores in the Orlando area have it - I know they do further north - but if you need a sweet tea fix, you can find Milo's Sweet Tea and Red Diamond sweet tea in gallon jugs in the refrigerated section with milks and juices. Milo's, in particular, is especially good, and was made famous by Milo's, a restaurant in the Birmingham, AL, area.

I'll let you in on a little secret here. The reason Milo's sweet tea is sooo good is that it is made with brown sugar instead of regular sugar. FWIW, the availibility of Sweet Tea is generally used by Southerners to discern what parts of the country are truly "Southern" (The other being the fact that the town known as Lafayette is pronounced differently in Louisiana vs. Alabama/Tennessee vs. Indiana and everywhere else).

While we are on the subject, another great place to get sweet tea is another type of place that most non-Southerners don't get (i.e. the "Meat and Three"). The best is actually a "Meat and Four". City Cafe in Northport, AL (Tuscaloosa) will serve up a big fried boneless chicken breast and four vegetables, cornbread or biscuits, and all the Sweet Tea you can drink for around $4.00.

Another Source:

For Sweet Tea -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_tea

For City Cafe (and Southern Food/Sweet Tea in general) -

http://www.executivecoachingstudio.com/forluncharticle.htm

 

[SueEllen]

There are only 2 restaurants at Disney that I know of that serve sweet tea (the real brewed sweet, not the instant fountain crap)
Liberty Tree Taven has it, as does Trails End Buffet. These are the only two places I have found it on Disney property.

Sue Ellen

 

[SweetSpellsSweetie]

I leave in 12hrs for vacation!!! I will let you know where I can find sweet tea.

 

[sorul82?]

I leave in 12hrs for vacation!!! I will let you know where I can find sweet tea.

we'll be waiting....our glasses filled with ice.

 

[jpaulgor]

Funny story in reference to the grits post posted earlier. My uncle is a truck driver, and was in a northern state...not sure which one, (they all look the same to me...lol) and he was at a little diner and asked the waitress if they had grits. She said, "I don't know, but I'll ask the cook". She came back a minute later and said, "Yes, we do have them, how many would you like?" My uncle replied, "Oh, a couple of hundred thousand should be fine. "

See, this is funny. I watch Emeril Lagasse on the food channel quite often and he talks about grits on occasion. He will say things like, "In the south we have grits, and it costs about $1.75 for a bowl. In the north they have the same thing except it has a fancy name called polenta and it costs about $15.00 per order."

 

[DiRTyBuNNy]

See, this is funny. I watch Emeril Lagasse on the food channel quite often and he talks about grits on occasion. He will say things like, "In the south we have grits, and it costs about $1.75 for a bowl. In the north they have the same thing except it has a fancy name called polenta and it costs about $15.00 per order."

Well, that's how you can tell the real Southerners apart from the Yankees...

--Mr. DB