The South, in my opinion runs on the little things... God, family, friends, and food. Any combination of those four things works... and all of them combined, well that's just a good time waiting to happen! As a Lutheran, we combine all four as often as we can. Church council meeting? Make it a pot-luck meeting... Frist Sunday in the month? We're having first Sunday Breakfast. Lenten services on Wednesday? Make that a pot-luck dinner before service as well. Any other Wednesday of the year? Pot luck dinner and service. Fellowship, food and God. You just can't go wrong with that combination.
So what's my point? Yes, I do have one. All of these things are simply wonderful. (Amen to that!) and with all of those dinners and breakfast get togethers at church, one thing is always consistent... (God? Yes, Him too... I'm going for something else here though...)
Sweet Tea.
St. Paul's knows how to win me over. Sweet tea is available at every food related function they have. And the smart people at St. Paul's know to ask who made the tea. Because there are certain folks that have more of a taste for sugar than others... and let's face it, the sugar is a very important part of SWEET tea.... Not naming any names... but the others need to grab a recipe from there Mammy and check that sugar measurement.
I just can't stress enough on the quality of Sweet Tea. Please, if you're going to dabble in Sweet tea for the first time... take it from me, write down this list of places and then go on your Tea adventure. Otherwise, you'll be packing up and moving North as fast as you can say "Kara's crazy for blogging about Sweet Tea!" (HEY! No judging me... I'm just trying to help you).
- Cookout- I realize that this is a little out of the ordinary... but it's just so dag-on good! (With Pellet Ice!)
- Jackson's BBQ- I'm biased.. Mainly because I've been eating there since in utero.. but it's amazing.(With Pellet Ice!)
- Smithfield's- Need I say more? They specialize in Fried chicken and BBQ... the tea is just as good! (With Pellet Ice!)
- Bojangle's- Again, it's just good southern-ness
- Goody-Goody Omelet House- A small and very iconic (for Wilmington) hole in the wall, where I've also been going for 25 years... the tea is still just as great.
- J. Michael's Philly Deli- Another Wilmington favorite... while you're there try the Fried Cheese or Fried Mushrooms :)
- Chickfila- Just plain good tea.
- Sir Pizza- May be out of the way for some, seeing as it's in Asheboro, NC, but believe me the sweet tea AND pizza are well worth the trip. I'll post pictures after this weekend, and I feel as if I should also thank Cameron for introducing me to such wonderfulness. (With Pellet Ice! I think..)
- Java Dog Cafe- Downtown Wilmington Coffee shop... Coffee is amazing, but the tea is out of this world.
- Cookie Place in the Mall- I wouldn't want to tally up how much money I've spent on Sweet tea from this place in the years I had a job at the mall. I could probably pay rent for a few months though... (With Pellet Ice!)
Pellet Ice... that's another blog entry in itself, and will most likely be next. So stay tuned...
Also, if you haven't tasted Sweet tea from any of the places above... what are you waiting for? Hop in that car and get on down to one of them! I don't care how high the gas prices are... there's no excuse for not having some of the best Sweet tea, ever! So go on now, get off that Internet and Facebook and go to Cookout and get some Southern Goodness! PLEASE!
And remember, while sipping on that sweet heavenly goodness, thank the Lord above, because we all know He's the one that helped that little old lady put sugar in that tea.
