This is my super cute cup, I told you about earlier. It keeps my iced tea super duper cold and I love it for that. Lately the iced tea at work has been super duper good, which makes me incredibly thirsty for more!
While we're on the Iced Tea subject, I thought I'd share with you some ex-waitress common knowledge that may not be common knowledge to non ex-waitresses out there, or non ex-waiters for that matter. Ok "server" is the proper term. Whatever.
Have you ever ordered iced tea at a restaurant and then found most of the ice is melted shortly after it arrives at your table? It probably pissed you off a little, and you may or may not have cursed the "server" for not putting enough ice in your glass. If you are like me, you like TONS of ice in your beverage of choice. I blame my mother. You can blame her too, she won't mind.
Well it turns out that the really good iced tea is hot brewed. Thus when it is made it is very hot and sits in a stainless steel thingy until it is poured into a glass. So if you're lucky enough to order iced tea when it's been freshly made, it is still slightly warm and hasn't had the chance to cool to room temperature. Servers are trained to fill the glass completely full of ice then pour the tea into the glass. Obviously a hot liquid will melt some of the ice during this process. Busy restaurants will go through tea rather quickly, making it nearly impossible to allow the tea to cool.
So the next time you think your server is being a jerk, realize that you just got served GOOD tea that was freshly brewed, and simply ask for a glass of ice, if ice is your vice. Or you can just order that raspberry junk and try to choke it down. Whatever floats your boat ice.
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