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Barbados Tea with Lime and Simple Syrup

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:26:50 +0000

For 22 years prior to my husband’s retirement, we traveled to Barbados annually for his company’s Board of Directors’ meeting. In anticipation of the trip each year, I looked forward to many things. It probably comes as no big surprise that chief among my most anticipated favorites were food related items: Barbados Tea with Lime...

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Southern Sweet Ice Tea

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 21:22:22 +0000

To assimilate into Southern culture, there’s two things you should know. First, when you see someone you know, you say,”How’s yo mama-nem?” Don’t enunciate, for Pete’s sake, and ask, “How is your Mother and the rest of your family?’ Oh, no. This whole sentence only has four syllables. That’s all you need. We understand it...

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Triple Berry Southern Sweet Ice Tea

Jackie Garvin — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 01:28:20 +0000

Here we are again. Another summer in the deep Deep South. It’s too hot for front porch sipping but we certainly enjoy our sweet ice tea sitting in air conditioning. We’re hitting pools, lakes, rivers, streams, creeks, water sprinklers and the Gulf as often as we can possibly work it out. I mixed up Triple...

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“Won’t You Come for a Cup of Christmas Tea?” (Menu: Christmas Tea Party)

Jackie Garvin — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:16:39 +0000

Tom Hegg wrote two books which capture the essence of the Christmas spirit. The idea of giving of yourself and your time is sometimes overshadowed by times spent at busy shopping malls searching for the “right” gift. These precious little books remind us that the best give that have to offer someone….anyone….is to simply set...

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Civilized (Recipe: Cucumber Tea Sandwich)

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:34:20 +0000

My husband’s British boss once stated that “afternoon tea is quite civilized”. I couldn’t have said it better myself, Mr. Hadler. Taking time in the afternoon to savor a cup of tea, enjoy a bite to eat and possibly have a nice chat with a friend, is nothing but civilized. It’s a pleasantry that we...

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Ginger Peach Sweet Ice Tea

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:46:47 +0000

Ginger Peach Sweet Ice Tea amplifies Southern Sweet Tea with the addition of warm, spicy ginger and sweet summer peaches. Perfect for porch sippin’ material. The summer weather in the Deep South is great fodder for complaining. It’s hot and humid and sticky and steamy and miserable. And mosquitoes just about take us off. We constantly talk...

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Philosophical Differences (recipe: Spiced Tea Mix)

Jackie Garvin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:49:15 +0000

As a freshman at the University of South Alabama in 1973, I had a part-time job in the Department of Philosophy. The department secretary, (they were called secretaries back then) Ellie, and I shared a space that was also the front lobby of the Department. The faculty would frequently gather where we sat...

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Southern Sweet Tea Sangria

Jackie Garvin — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:27:17 +0000

Southern Sweet Tea is an iconic beverage. We call it the “table wine of the South”. Southerners drink it by the gallons all year-long. For a special occasion, this much-loved beverage can get dressed up. Canning jars are the preferred glassware for this beverage. We went fancy and served ours in our Redneck Stemware;...

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Southern Tea Cakes

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:39:29 +0000

The old-fashioned Southern Tea Cakes served as a treat for generations of Southerners prior to commercialized bakeries. They could be baked up by the dozens with simple ingredients that were usually on hand:  flour, sugar, eggs, butter, milk and, if you were really lucky, vanilla extract. This unpretentious treat was representative of the simple,...

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