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Originally Posted by 12pointbuck
However, be forewarned that if you go and order sweet tea, you will be given instant tea. I'm guessing they serve it because it's easier and cheaper. Before sweet tea really took off as part of the southern mythos, some families did serve instant tea in their homes. My father's mom did Nestea for years when it was easier and more available in rural areas.
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Oh gosh - I grew up on instant tea - and I can even trump that we used saccharine tablets as sweeteners. I can remember now - 4 tablespoons of instant and 13 saccharine - yuck. Actually I'm not sure about the 4 scoops, but am positive on the 13. We weren't rural, but I guess my mom thought it was easier. I didn't know tea any other way for a long, long time.
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