Iced tea is made for sweltering Southeast Texas days such as today. I had a glass of tea earlier today along with some ribs at Patillo’s in Beaumont. And while the ribs were great, the iced tea tasted like I had just found water after being stranded in the desert. Cold, unsweetened tea — it just can’t be beat sometimes.
I look back on my days as a kid and wondered how I ever drank sweet tea. Or Coca Cola or any number of sweet things I feasted upon. I drink a Coke once in a blue moon, or if I want a little variety from bourbon and water. I don’t eat sweets a lot either. Perhaps I will have a little pecan pie or piece of cake every now and then. I usually do my sweet consumption around Christmas. I also like a White Russian every now and then, but just to show I’m not a bigot, I also like a Black Russian sometimes.
Now I’m not saying sweet tea is something horrible. It’s just something I can’t hack anymore, like cigarettes and “The Simpsons.” To each his or her own, I suppose. His or her own what, I’m not certain. But that is just something I will have to tackle another day.