The Modern Sage

Welcome back to the Modern Sage Life, y'all! Today's gonna be filled with a whole lot of "y'alls" and and sweet treats because today's post is all about one of the most beloved beverages in the Southern United States - sweet tea!  If you've never had sweet tea, let me enlighten you.  Sweet tea is a deliciously refreshing beverage made by combining freshly brewed tea with a generous amount of sugar (no surprise there).  Depending on who makes it/where you've had it from, sweet tea should be sweet, but not too sweet, and has the perfect balance of flavor to sweetness that will have you craving it on a hot summer day. The Tea on Sweet Tea Sweet tea has been a staple in the South since the 1800s, but its origins are somewhat murky.  Some people say that sweet tea was first introduced at the World's Fair in St. Louis in 1904, while others claim it was brought to the South by British colonists in the 1700s. (The Brits do love their tea).  Regardless of i...