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On Friday 15 December 2000 2:26 pm, Barber, Kenneth L. wrote:
> we southerners really like our iced tea.
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Come on lads, Hot Tea and Warm Beer, you know it makes sense.
Cheers
Deri
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karen K. Perlow [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 9:22 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: A little St.Louis trivia
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> Although people have been drinking tea for thousands of years, it was
> not until the early twentieth century that tea was served on ice.
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> At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, tea-seller Richard Blechynden
> was disappointed with the sales of the hot drink during the
> sweltering hot summer days, so he began serving it chilled with ice.
> The refreshing drink sold well and now iced tea is a hot-weather
> favorite around the world.
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