sweet tea
Dixie's signature refreshment
Sweet tea is iced tea with sugar added during brewing, while the water is still hot enough to dissolve it fully.
The drink is strongly associated with the American South, where it's the default form of iced tea: You want sweet tea or unsweet?
The sugar content can be intense—more dessert than refreshment.
Generous treatment of guests
- porchCovered entryway structure
- rocking chairSeat on curved runners
- front porchCovered entry deck
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
summer · drawl · comfort · tradition · home cooking · Sunday dinner · barbecue · cookout
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- brewSteeped or fermented drink
- steepRising at sharp angle
- caffeineMethylxanthine stimulant compound
- teabagPorous pouch of leaves
tannin · infusion · kettle · pot · pitcher · glass · syrup · dissolve
Low temperature state
- chilledMade or kept cold
- ice cubesSmall frozen water pieces
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- frostyCold or unwelcoming
tumbler · straw · clink · refreshment · lemon wedge · mint sprig · cooler · thermos
Cooking preparation instructions
- family recipeAncestral cooking instructions
- grandmotherMother of a parent
- stovetopBurner platform for cooking
- simmerCook just under boiling
heirloom · kitchen · batch · scratch · handcrafted · tradition · secret · passed down
hospitality
Generous treatment of guests
- porchCovered entryway structure
- rocking chairSeat on curved runners
- front porchCovered entry deck
humidity · summer · drawl · comfort · tradition · home cooking · Sunday dinner · barbecue · cookout · family reunion
sugar
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
teabag · tannin · infusion · kettle · pot · pitcher · glass · syrup · dissolve · concentrate
cold
Low temperature state
- chilledMade or kept cold
- ice cubesSmall frozen water pieces
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
frosty · tumbler · straw · clink · refreshment · lemon wedge · mint sprig · cooler · thermos · sip
recipe
Cooking preparation instructions
- family recipeAncestral cooking instructions
- grandmotherMother of a parent
- stovetopBurner platform for cooking
simmer · heirloom · kitchen · batch · scratch · handcrafted · tradition · secret · passed down · authentic
- Deep SouthAlabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi River, Mississippi Delta
- Humid Southhigh humidity, hot summers, mild winters, muggy weather, sticky heat
- iced teaArnold Palmer, iced chai
- regional cuisineTexas chili, New England clam chowder, Texas BBQ, Chicago deep dish, Detroit pizza
- rural SouthBaptist church, dirt roads, gravel roads, backroads, country roads
- SouthernSouthern belles, front porch, grits, y'all, fried chicken
sweet teahot tea
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