Generational / Regional

[JeffL]

I find sweet tea to be one of the most crazy things. You do not order coffee at the waffle house and expect someone to dump in exactly the amount of sugar and cream into it to match your particular taste -- you do it yourself. But everyone expects a food place to have sweetened tea that is just right (usually, at most places, its about 3-4 times too sweet, and worse, weak, making it a nice glass of cold sugar water). I think tea should be the same, always unsweet, do it yourself to get it right ... I cant believe anyone drinks the stuff that most places serve.

You can't add sugar after the tea is cold, it will just sink to the bottom. I quit drinking anyone's sweet tea except my own or my grandma's.

[hornett22]

well I make my own in a big pot. I put the sugar in when it's boiling if I don't forget. No chemical sweetners for me. I don't even like corn syrup.