About Me and Tea

    
        Southern manners are just as important as the amount of sugar one puts in a pitcher of sweet tea. Very important. Some of you know me and some of you don't. Those of you who do may find out something you never knew!
        My blog title is an issue that you all may be questioning....:) There IS a story behind it.  
     Everyone puts different amounts of sugar in their sweet tea, and there are even some who put none at all but call it sweet tea just the same. To me, that is plain wrong. ;) Sweet tea is tea with enough sugar to make it taste sweet. We have varied our amounts from time to time and finally decided on cup and three quarters. It was a HUGE compromise! :) Many people have tasted our sweet tea and either commented on its good taste, bad taste, or said nothing at all. Their opinions have greatly contributed to the final result!
   Like my header description said, I am a fifteen year old girl on a small farm with 6 other siblings. Our small farm is no small task. With 6 female dairy goats, the billy, many chickens, a horse, and two cats, it is enough to keep us up and on our toes year round! We have 18 pecan trees on our plot of land and they produce many gallons of pecans every other year.
  My mother's name is Marcy and my father's, Marc. They are very encouraging parents and they use every opportunity as one for teaching us more about the word of God.
  My eldest sister's name is McKenzie and she, like my parents, teaches us many things and works extra hard to keep us all running in shape. Unfortunately though, we will soon lose her to her husband-to-be when they are wed on September 27, 2014!
  My older brother's name is Matthew. He is an ardent lover of major league baseball and wants to one day play alongside them. He is now attending Central Georgia Technical College to become an aviation mechanic.
  My younger siblings, Mariah(11), Malachi(7), Myles(4), and Macheus(1), are my younger, rambunctious but fun, siblings that also keep us on our feet! The younger boys have their troublesome moments, but overall, they are the sweetest boys anyone could ever ask for!
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 Now that you all know who we are, I hope that it 's much easier to read my posts with more of an understanding! To top it all off, here is the "proper" way to make sweet tea...the southern way. :)
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One regular size pot of boiling water
A gallon size pitcher
2 Great Value tea bags
1 3/4 cup of sugar
(may add more for taste purposes)
Lemon for added zing
Directions:
Allow water in the pot to come to a complete boil. Drop in the tea bags and let sit until water is no longer see through, but a dark brown. (We very much advize you to mix your tea in a plastic pitcher and allow it to cool before serving in glass.) Dump sugar in the pitcher and pour your tea in. Set this mixture in the sink and turn on the faucet. Allow the pitcher to fill up while stirring. Refridgerate and serve with a slice of lemon or a sprig of mint.
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Happy Summer to you all!

Blessings from the farm,
Maddy Grace~