Though there are many different types of tea—black, green, white, oolong, herbal tea, and so forth—to people who grew up or are living in the southern United States, there's one kind that has a special place in their hearts: sweet tea.
Sweet tea refers to iced tea made with sugar—and plenty of it! The history of sweet tea shows that it became a popular summertime with the invention of refrigeration in the warmer climate of the south. However, people now consume sweet iced tea throughout the year. Even though drinking sweet…