American Iced Tea

According to my readings, Iced tea was introduced to America by an Englishman at Chicago's Columbia Exposition in the summer of 1893. In an attempt to get sweltering fairgoers to drink tea, he poured it over ice chips and a national predilection was born. Today bottled iced tea is the fastest growing section at the supermarkets.

I do not know about where y'all live, but everytime I need a 'tea' and run over to a vending machine, the tea is ALWAYS gone. Whether it is the Coca-Cola Bottling company's Nestea or Pepsi's Lipton Tea, both machines are usually out when I get to one.
My hubber's never asks, when we are out on the road and we stop for a cool drink, whether it is on a state owned rest stop or a filling station, he always gets me my tea, sweet and in a bottle.

The English really do not 'get' iced tea, but then again, when has Great Britain ever had 90 degrees in the shade with 90% humidity (or higher)? Let's face it, we need our tea at times iced. Some of us just like it cold. I am one of those people. I have a cold sensitivity with my teeth that NO amount of special toothpaste will help. I like my sweet tea just out of the fridge, if it is very hot out I may put 1 or 2 ice cubes in it.

I have a sibling though.......

My big brother, I used to run and get his tea for him when he got home from work either from the coal mines or when he was volunteering as an EMT and he wanted his tea then and still has it to this day with so much ice that you can see no space at the bottom of the glass.
Now that is a lot of ice. And it is too much ice for me to drink from...brrrr.

Tomorrow, just what the heck IS clotted cream anyway? I will tell you! I may even give you a recipe on how to make your own and a great recipe for scones.
Until then,
Brightest Tea Blessings!
Blessed Be