do you like your tea sweet or unsweet?

[ragtopW]

BTW I like my Tea with BROWN sugar and limes!

I know I know but I like it.

[poohbear1324]

BTW I like my Tea with BROWN sugar and limes!

I know I know but I like it.

u are a strange man.

[East Texas Parrothead]

I am simply fascinated by Southern mannerisms! My family grew up in Iowa and it was farm food. It was bacon, fried potatoes, fried chicken. All the bad stuff. But it was simply "grub".

And I'll bet that black-eyed, crowder and field peas were fed to the hogs.

And I'll bet you didn't eat collard, turnip or mustard greens, either. Funny how southern ladies turned their noses up at dark meat ANYTHING, but loved dirty ole' greens with lotsa bacon grease/ham hock in 'em. You could serve greens to the preacher, but not dark meat chicken/turkey.

[ragtopW]

BTW I like my Tea with BROWN sugar and limes!

I know I know but I like it.

u are a strange man.

So you have talked to my EX-wife

[parrotsgirl]

really depends on when I drink it....if it's right after dinner, I drink it black.....

If im sick or it's a chilly night, and I just want a hot cup of tea I add a lil sugar......

[creeky]

Tea is a hot beverage ... cant understand this iced tea stuff at all

[East Texas Parrothead]

Tea is a hot beverage ... cant understand this iced tea stuff at all

Not in the colonies . . . especially the southern ones. The days and nights are toooooo hot for hot tea, so we decided to ice ours down. And sweetened it up, with the only royal holdover being a lemon wedge.

[creeky]

Tea is a hot beverage ... cant understand this iced tea stuff at all

Not in the colonies . . . especially the southern ones. The days and nights are toooooo hot for hot tea, so we decided to ice ours down. And sweetened it up, with the only royal holdover being a lemon wedge.

so .. what did ya do with the scones?

[ragtopW]

Tea is a hot beverage ... cant understand this iced tea stuff at all

Not in the colonies . . . especially the southern ones. The days and nights are toooooo hot for hot tea, so we decided to ice ours down. And sweetened it up, with the only royal holdover being a lemon wedge.

so .. what did ya do with the scones?

We ate them.. With some orange marmalade

[East Texas Parrothead]

Tea is a hot beverage ... cant understand this iced tea stuff at all

Not in the colonies . . . especially the southern ones. The days and nights are toooooo hot for hot tea, so we decided to ice ours down. And sweetened it up, with the only royal holdover being a lemon wedge.

so .. what did ya do with the scones?

Not much flour here in the south, so we used cornmeal and made cornbread to have with our supper. . . and right before bed with a glass of cold sweet milk.

Some of the more developed areas of the south still serve scones. With clotted cream, if you can believe it. High tea at the Mansion and Carolyn Hunt's place in Dallas both serve GREAT scones!

[creeky]

Tea is a hot beverage ... cant understand this iced tea stuff at all

Not in the colonies . . . especially the southern ones. The days and nights are toooooo hot for hot tea, so we decided to ice ours down. And sweetened it up, with the only royal holdover being a lemon wedge.

so .. what did ya do with the scones?

We ate them.. With some orange marmalade

eeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww

STRAWBERRY JAM it has to be .... (or jelly as you call it)

[East Texas Parrothead]

Tea is a hot beverage ... cant understand this iced tea stuff at all

Not in the colonies . . . especially the southern ones. The days and nights are toooooo hot for hot tea, so we decided to ice ours down. And sweetened it up, with the only royal holdover being a lemon wedge.

so .. what did ya do with the scones?

We ate them.. With some orange marmalade

Yep . . . warm. . .or with sweet cream butter we churned this morning!

[creeky]

Tea is a hot beverage ... cant understand this iced tea stuff at all

Not in the colonies . . . especially the southern ones. The days and nights are toooooo hot for hot tea, so we decided to ice ours down. And sweetened it up, with the only royal holdover being a lemon wedge.

so .. what did ya do with the scones?

Not much flour here in the south, so we used cornmeal and made cornbread to have with our supper. . . and right before bed with a glass of cold sweet milk.

Some of the more developed areas of the south still serve scones. With clotted cream, if you can believe it. High tea at the Mansion and Carolyn Hunt's place in Dallas both serve GREAT scones!

I am having visions of ETP 200 years ago with her iced tea ....

Clotted cream? what is that .... like double cream?

[East Texas Parrothead]

Clotted cream. . . it's English, really. Very sweet. Almost like whipped cream. Here's what I found on the net.

Double Devon Cream" and Clotted Cream: A potted history.

Both Devon and Cornwall - counties in the South West of England - are famous for their thick cream, which is mainly produced on farms, and in small dairies.

The most famous of all is 'Clotted Cream' which achieves its thick clotted texture by heating cream of high-fat breed cows, such as the Jersey type, in pans, traditionally made of copper but latterly stainless steel, to about 190°f and allowing it to cool slowly.

In the farmhouses, the pans were heated crudely over a fire or stove and the cream was rich in acid and aroma-producing bacteria. Dairy or factory methods were much better controlled, using steam heated pans.

The cream is usually packed in shallow trays a few inches deep and forms a yellow crusty surface. The consistency is thick and heavy, almost like treacle, and is traditionally served by scooping the cream out into cups or small cartons.

[ragtopW]

Tea is a hot beverage ... cant understand this iced tea stuff at all

Not in the colonies . . . especially the southern ones. The days and nights are toooooo hot for hot tea, so we decided to ice ours down. And sweetened it up, with the only royal holdover being a lemon wedge.

so .. what did ya do with the scones?

Not much flour here in the south, so we used cornmeal and made cornbread to have with our supper. . . and right before bed with a glass of cold sweet milk.

Some of the more developed areas of the south still serve scones. With clotted cream, if you can believe it. High tea at the Mansion and Carolyn Hunt's place in Dallas both serve GREAT scones!

We have a couple of places in Boise that have great scones.

I make good Cornbread too..MMMMM fancy with honey and green onions
baked in

or my dads fav. top Tamale pie with Cornbread and bake in basil,olives
and chilli powder.

[creeky]

sounds interesting .. we just have the double cream here .... standard fare.

Tho .. I prefer Pumpkin Scones - and you dont have cream on them .. just butter (from a real cow) ...

[creeky]

Tea is a hot beverage ... cant understand this iced tea stuff at all

Not in the colonies . . . especially the southern ones. The days and nights are toooooo hot for hot tea, so we decided to ice ours down. And sweetened it up, with the only royal holdover being a lemon wedge.

so .. what did ya do with the scones?

Not much flour here in the south, so we used cornmeal and made cornbread to have with our supper. . . and right before bed with a glass of cold sweet milk.

Some of the more developed areas of the south still serve scones. With clotted cream, if you can believe it. High tea at the Mansion and Carolyn Hunt's place in Dallas both serve GREAT scones!

We have a couple of places in Boise that have great scones.

I make good Cornbread too..MMMMM fancy with honey and green onions
baked in

or my dads fav. top Tamale pie with Cornbread and bake in basil,olives
and chilli powder.

Scones are pretty easy to make - key ingredient is a can of Sprite

[East Texas Parrothead]

I use Helen Corbitt's recipe for cornbread. Wouldn't dream of messing with it. It's near perfection. And the cast iron skillet I cook it in is used for NOTHING else. . . and is never washed. . .only wiped out with a paper towel. Makes the most glorious crust you've ever seen/tasted. Oh, I'm hungry for some right now.

[springparrot]

I don't like cornbread

[creeky]

I don't like cornbread

me either .... you are not alone ....

(have we gone off topic? )