grateful
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Re: A Various Random Thoughts Thread
February 14, 2013 at 04:13 PM UTC
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I prefer my unsweetened tea preheated.
hutch
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Re: A Various Random Thoughts Thread
February 14, 2013 at 04:23 PM UTC
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it can be hard to get unsweetened ice tea in the south.. they really like to pour that sugar in…a lot of sugar.
my girl's family is from georgia and she loves unsweetened ice tea and when we go south its always an issue getting it.. you really have to fight for it!
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Re: A Various Random Thoughts Thread
February 14, 2013 at 04:32 PM UTC
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Yeah i went to thing in south carolina once and was amazed how sweet the ice tea was down there. I guess it has come north as I feel sweetened ice tea is much sweeter recently around here. I have gotten to the point where i just drink it unsweetened. But I am not much of sweets person. I don't drink soda and I don't put sugar in my espressos or machiatos either.
I would guess that their is a much higher incidence of diabetes in the south due to mostly their sweet tea.
RatBastard
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Re: A Various Random Thoughts Thread
February 14, 2013 at 05:38 PM UTC
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It is a southern thing (sweet tea). I am not a tea drinker at all, it literally makes me nauseated. I am told though that it does make a difference in the taste if tea is sweetened while it is still hot, then iced as opposed to sweetening tea after it has been iced. On another note, Kim swears by the ice tea flavor vodka that has been out for a bit now.
RatBastard
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Re: A Various Random Thoughts Thread
February 14, 2013 at 05:38 PM UTC
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killsaly wrote:
RatBastard wrote:
I may be wrong but I don't think they sweeten the tea then take the sweetening agent back out so it really isn't 'unsweetened' is it? Shouldn't it be sold as 'sweetened' on 'non-sweetened' tea? Just wondering…
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/unsweetened
Adj. 1. unsweetened - not made sweet
nonsweet, sugarless - not containing sugar
Non-sweetened and unsweetened mean the Same thing. It doesnt mean DE-Sweetened, THAT is what adding Sweetener, and taking it out would be.
Its like the word Unnecessary, or NOT necessary.
In the South (where I grew up, never got into tea), MOST people drink their tea sweet. They dont ask for a sweet tea usually, just a tea (or "ice tea"). If they want it non-sweetened they use the correct term, unsweetened, to ask for it.
Good enough explanation as any. still find it a tad odd though.
grateful
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Re: A Various Random Thoughts Thread
February 14, 2013 at 05:53 PM UTC
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atomicfront wrote:
I would guess that their is a much higher incidence of diabetes in the south due to mostly their sweet tea.
<a href="
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=diabetes-belt">Diabetes Heat Map</a>
RatBastard
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Re: A Various Random Thoughts Thread
February 14, 2013 at 06:07 PM UTC
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If you really want to fuck with someone who comes to the south for the first time give them some Smithfield ham and a glass of sweet tea.
chaz
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Re: A Various Random Thoughts Thread
February 14, 2013 at 06:37 PM UTC
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atomicfront wrote:
grateful wrote:
atomicfront wrote:
I would guess that their is a much higher incidence of diabetes in the south due to mostly their sweet tea.
<a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=diabetes-belt">Diabetes Heat Map</a>
yeah the dark red corresponds to a high level of sweet tea drinkers. That stuff should be outlawed.
in general the south is a mess health wise….infectious disease rates are much higher there as well.
RatBastard
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Re: A Various Random Thoughts Thread
February 14, 2013 at 07:01 PM UTC
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atomicfront wrote:
grateful wrote:
atomicfront wrote:
I would guess that their is a much higher incidence of diabetes in the south due to mostly their sweet tea.
<a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=diabetes-belt">Diabetes Heat Map</a>
yeah the dark red corresponds to a high level of sweet tea drinkers. That stuff should be outlawed.
BAN SWEET TEA IN ANY GLASS OVER 8OZ! :) :)
James Ford
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Re: A Various Random Thoughts Thread
February 14, 2013 at 07:04 PM UTC
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No tea and no alcohol. Dude you must be the healthiest guy on the planet.
RatBastard wrote:
It is a southern thing (sweet tea). I am not a tea drinker at all, it literally makes me nauseated. I am told though that it does make a difference in the taste if tea is sweetened while it is still hot, then iced as opposed to sweetening tea after it has been iced. On another note, Kim swears by the ice tea flavor vodka that has been out for a bit now.
RatBastard
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Re: A Various Random Thoughts Thread
February 14, 2013 at 07:15 PM UTC
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James wrote:
No tea and no alcohol. Dude you must be the healthiest guy on the planet.
RatBastard wrote:
It is a southern thing (sweet tea). I am not a tea drinker at all, it literally makes me nauseated. I am told though that it does make a difference in the taste if tea is sweetened while it is still hot, then iced as opposed to sweetening tea after it has been iced. On another note, Kim swears by the ice tea flavor vodka that has been out for a bit now.
Also I neither smoke nor use any sort of illegal substances (any more). Although years ago, well lets just put it this way, never smoke a quaalude.
RatBastard
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Re: A Various Random Thoughts Thread
February 14, 2013 at 08:05 PM UTC
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atomicfront wrote:
James wrote:
No tea and no alcohol. Dude you must be the healthiest guy on the planet.
RatBastard wrote:
It is a southern thing (sweet tea). I am not a tea drinker at all, it literally makes me nauseated. I am told though that it does make a difference in the taste if tea is sweetened while it is still hot, then iced as opposed to sweetening tea after it has been iced. On another note, Kim swears by the ice tea flavor vodka that has been out for a bit now.
Actually unsweetened tea is very healthy and so is alcohol.
Most things are until taken to excess.
jaguar
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Re: A Various Random Thoughts Thread
February 15, 2013 at 07:28 AM UTC
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atomicfront wrote:
James wrote:
No tea and no alcohol. Dude you must be the healthiest guy on the planet.
RatBastard wrote:
It is a southern thing (sweet tea). I am not a tea drinker at all, it literally makes me nauseated. I am told though that it does make a difference in the taste if tea is sweetened while it is still hot, then iced as opposed to sweetening tea after it has been iced. On another note, Kim swears by the ice tea flavor vodka that has been out for a bit now.
Actually unsweetened tea is very healthy and so is alcohol.
Absolutely true about the tea providing you are talking about real tea and not that crappy artificial stuff. Same is true with alcohol, within moderation, of course.
In the meantime, this certainly defines this board:
