If It's Marked with an "X," You Know You've Made the Wrong Choice

A couple of evenings ago, we had a Savor South staff meeting of sorts. It was held, informally, at Carter Brothers in High Point, N.C.--the place Jason, Michelle and I first came up with the idea that would eventually be this blog. (We'll have to share that story with you someday soon.)

Along with our tasty suppers, we each ordered iced tea. Sweet iced tea for Jason and me, and ... get this ... unsweetened iced tea for Michelle! Of course, this is what Michelle always orders, and Jason and I always like to kid her about it--especially since she's a Southerner!

To differentiate Michelle's ungodly brew from ours, the waitress drew an "X" on Michelle's styrofoam cup. We joked that it was a sure sign of a bad choice.

Anyway, Michelle gave us the full story behind her tea preference. Apparently she loved sweet tea just as much as the rest of us, but felt it was too much sugar to consume all the time. That's a point of view I can agree with. But, Michelle, you gave it up forever?  That's some steely reserve right there.

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Welcome to Savor South. This is a blog designed to celebrate Southern food culture (y'all know what we're talking about here ... or you will if you keep stopping by!). If you're a Southern foodie. Or just a foodie. Or just Southern. You're going to like our blog. Honestly, we promise. Here we'll talk about all of the things that make life worth living—tomato sandwiches, fried okra, buttermilk biscuits and such. And we'll investigate the fascinating people and unusual histories behind some our favorite culinary traditions. We'll also chronicle our own modest foodie adventures in our homeland. So come on in, sip a sweet tea and join us in savoring the South.