Just as Americans have refined their hot tea ritual, we are beginning to brush up on our iced tea skills as well. Pitchers of weak tea made with grocery brand teabags and sweetened with copious cups of white sugar have become passé. Here are my iced tea suggestions that will leave your guests asking “How…
Sweet Tea Began in England
Queen Elizabeth IForeign dignitaries visiting the court of Queen Elizabeth I often remarked upon the shocking condition of the monarch's teeth. They were rotten, a deplorable condition aggravated by her addiction to sugar. But don't blame tea with sugar for her decaying teeth because she didn't live long enough to taste the exotic new herb from…