Gunfu, I am living in Tennessee, grew up in South Carolina, and my mama was from Georgia.
Around the states I grew up in, sweet tea is the only tea. At family reunions they used to make tea in 5 gallon wash tubs and dump two full 5# bags of sugar in it. That is sweet tea.
Tub:
Amazon.com : Behrens TV205351 Steel 0GS Galvanized Round Tub, 5 Gallon, 5-Gallon : Garden & Outdoor
If I am dining out and drink Tea, I ask for half and half. That is understood as half unsweetened mixed with half sweetened tea.
Around the states I grew up in, sweet tea is the only tea. At family reunions they used to make tea in 5 gallon wash tubs and dump two full 5# bags of sugar in it. That is sweet tea.
Tub:
Amazon.com : Behrens TV205351 Steel 0GS Galvanized Round Tub, 5 Gallon, 5-Gallon : Garden & Outdoor
If I am dining out and drink Tea, I ask for half and half. That is understood as half unsweetened mixed with half sweetened tea.
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Many years ago Saturday Nite Live had a cartoon spoof advertisement for "Sugar Coated, Sugar Flavored, Sugar Bombs, With Sugar" featuring a leprechaun with rotted out teeth. It was making fun of "Lucky Charms".
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Appropriating my Irish heritage. I am offended like Inspector Reynaud.
I love "Frosted Flakes", and "Frosted Mini-Wheats", "Honey Nut Cheerios" but they are off the diet, replaced by McCann's "Steel Cut Oats". So sayeth the internist.
But, I will NOT refuse the pleasure of occasional sugared sweets to the grand-kids. Pleasure in sweet things is a benefice!
Agreed, if you're the uncle, grandpa or equivalent, it's like a prerogative to spoil the kids not directly yours.
Your own kids however...
Your own kids however...
The Gimp, we also like sweet tea, especially with lemon. But only hot.
We make tea in a samovar. https://www.lavka-podarkov.ru/upload/iblock/94e/Image00018.jpg
We make tea in a samovar. https://www.lavka-podarkov.ru/upload/iblock/94e/Image00018.jpg
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Cap'n Crunch is 44% sugar these days. IIRC, when it was introduced it was over 50%.
I used to work for one of the 'big two' US breakfast cereal manufacturers.
Ed, on this one please provide a link I don't recall ever making a comment other than we usually had Capt. Crunch around in the 50's/60's. A 1lb. bag of sugar usually outdates before 1/4 is used these days, that's probably from 2 holiday apple pies. I never sweeten any drinks, and to the horror of purists I often leave the palm sugar out of Thai, Chinese, etc.
One of my favorite dry cereals as a kid was the big shredded wheat soaked in milk till is was good and mushy.
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> soaked in milk till is was good and mushy.
That's the way I do my Bran Flakes ... ~ 1 / 2 hr .
That's the way I do my Bran Flakes ... ~ 1 / 2 hr .
Anyone here use Erythritol? I was reading up on it, not having heard of it before, then happened to see it while shopping today and bought it. Seems like the answer to low/no calorie sweeteners. Not cheap. $14 CAD for 800 gr. This one is a Monk fruit blend by Lakanto. Share your knowledge please.
Couple of links for you, I don't see the exact mix on the web sites but the labels list the ingredients, I'm pretty sure erythritol is among them.
Home | 360 sugar free
Curly Girlz Candy - Gourmet Handcrafted Chocolates and Confections
– Curly Girlz Candy Inc
I no longer eat candy etc much and have a sensation of unbearable bitterness from most common artificial sweeteners but Curly Girlz stuff is special.
Thanks Scott.
I did some more reading and it looks like I'm late to the party. Seems everybody knows about this stuff. I also find out that 800 gr. bags sell for 24, 26 and 32 dollars online. Mrs.W just noted that we paid 12 for ours, not 14. Looking forward to it.
I did some more reading and it looks like I'm late to the party. Seems everybody knows about this stuff. I also find out that 800 gr. bags sell for 24, 26 and 32 dollars online. Mrs.W just noted that we paid 12 for ours, not 14. Looking forward to it.
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Scott,
Cal even warned you! See you did go wild over the mention of Froot Loops!
1/3 sugar, artificial flavors etc. All the stuff that raise your posts.
But then if you didn't eat the Fruit Loops as a kid, who did?
Cal, you gave him fair warning!!!
Seems like a lot of diyaudio food thread participants are going for the "summer bod 2040" 😀
I'm going for 2060 myself.
I'm going for 2060 myself.
The Mrs. bought a box of Mangos and I bought a jug of milk. Made yogurt overnight and today with the help of that new sweetener, we are going to make a special treat for her birthday.
Since it is my honey's b-day, I let her cook me brunch. Hard boiled eggs recooked in a soy based cremini mushroom and daikon sauce, along with pan fried scallops in an oyster, chili and green onion sauce. Bacon and french bread. What a treat.