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From: "Jean R. Legried" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] tea - iced or hot
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:23:42 -0600
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I don't recall that sweet or unsweetened was an option. In fact, if
the ice tea had been sweetened, I probably wouldn't have accepted it
-- lemon, yes; sweetened, no!

Jean
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At 12:46 PM 2/26/2008, you wrote:

>Not only will you get iced tea in the South but it will usually be sweet
>iced tea. You have to ask for unsweetened.
>
>Trish
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>I'm from southern Minnesota. When I was in Fort Worth, Texas for the
>NGS conference in (I think) 1983 I ordered "tea", meaning a cup of
>hot tea. What I got was a glass of iced tea. I guess I had a puzzled
>look on my face when it arrived and a southerner seated at my table
>explained that when you order "tea" in the south, you get iced tea.
>If you want hot tea, you have to specify that. Since that time I
>specify hot or iced tea, no matter where I am! Most places in
>Minnesota don't serve iced tea in the cold months. I guess they
>figure we have enough ice and cold to contend with!
>
>Everyone in this area calls a soft drink "pop". My cousins from
>Milwaukee called it "soda" and I thought that was really strange! A
>"coke" is Coca-Cola. A "soda" is a fountain concoction made with
>vanilla ice cream, flavored syrup (most often strawberry or
>chocolate) and carbonated water. A "float" is ice cream and "pop" --
>the best being made with root beer.
>
>What is birch beer? That's a new one to me!
>
>Jean
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