vmburns: It's summer. It's hot and nothing quenches my thirst like a glass of sweet tea. I'm from the Midwest, but I have lived in the South for over ten years. When I first moved here, I thought sweet tea was simply iced tea with sugar added for me. But, I was wrong. Southerners (especially the folks in Eastern Tennessee) take their sweet tea very seriously. Apparently, there are rules about making sweet tea. I will admit to you all, that I mocked those rules at first. However, the longer I've lived in the South, the more I've come to appreciate a good glass of freshly brewed sweet tea. So, here's my version.
SWEET TEA
INGREDIENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
- Place sugar into a gallon pitcher and cover with equal amounts of water (if you use 2 cups of sugar, then use 2 cups of water). Stir until the sugar dissolves to make a simple syrup.
- Add the remaining cups of water to a pot. Cover and bring the water to a boil. DO NOT ADD THE TEA BAGS YET. You want freshly BREWED tea, not STEWED tea.
- Remove the boiled water and add the tea bags. Allow the tea bags to steep for approximately 12 minutes.
- Squeeze the tea bags and then toss them away. Add the brewed tea to the pitcher with the simple syrup and stir.
- Allow the tea to cool to room temperature before moving to your refrigerator.
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With small-town New Bison’s Spring Festival just around the corner, the pressure is on Maddy to continue her late great-aunt Octavia’s legacy. That means scoring the top prize and transforming Baby Cakes into Southwest Michigan’s must-visit bakery, even though her inexperience in the kitchen brings nightmares of humiliating tagged photos and scathing reviews.
There’s another reason for lost beauty sleep. A second bakery is opening in town under the ownership of CJ Davenport, a shrewd investor with a reputation for sabotaging anyone who gets in his way. And savvy, flashy Maddy tops his list. It’s a sticky spot to be in—more so when Davenport turns up dead with a Baby Cakes knife stuck in his back.
There’s another reason for lost beauty sleep. A second bakery is opening in town under the ownership of CJ Davenport, a shrewd investor with a reputation for sabotaging anyone who gets in his way. And savvy, flashy Maddy tops his list. It’s a sticky spot to be in—more so when Davenport turns up dead with a Baby Cakes knife stuck in his back.
