House wine of the South

This is great. Stumbled on this guy John's blog (sourcetosea.net) and here was this post about sweet tea, which we at the Spin Cycle lovingly refer to as the House Wine of the South.


The End of the Sweet Tea Drought
August/26/2006 07:00 PM Permalink
I had a HUGE glass of sweet tea at Bojangles the other day and thought about this journal from the river. God bless sweet tea, and all those who make it.

June 25, 2005
Hannibal, Missouri
1045 miles


The End of the Sweet Tea Drought
I’m from the south, raised in the grand metropolis of Climax, N.C. Sweet tea is just a matter of life in the South, as is barbecue. I’m not going to get into the argument on western vs. eastern-style barbecue, as I think it's best to not take contentious religious matters lightly.
I have not seen or heard about any sweet tea in 47 days from the time we left North Carolina to drive to the backwoods of Minnesota. It was a dark point in my life, and not to be repeated if at all possible. That black cloud of despair lifted yesterday.
We rode into Hannibal to take in the sights and eventually ended up at Bubba’s Catfish House for dinner. Looking over the menu, the first thing I skimmed over the entrees, side dishes, or desserts, and scanned their drink selection. Looking past the array of soft drinks, coffee, and beers, I found the Holy Grail. One simple, glorious statement: Tea: sweetened or unsweetened
The heavens parted and a soft ray of shimmering light shined on the menu. A choir of angels sang out the Hallelujah Chorus.
We ordered a round of that precious nectar then asked them to just leave a pitcher at the table. After almost a month and a half without that delicious liquid, my thirst was finally quenched.
It’s the little things that make all the difference.