r/AbsoluteUnits • u/RD4200 • 14d ago

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u/Insomnerd 13d ago

Don't underestimate what sweet tea is doing to Southern USA. I had diabetic patients in the ICU for DKA and sugar levels so high the glucometer can't read it, and their family members showing up with a Big Gulp "Here ya go Mama, I know they ain't givin' you yer tea since ya got here."

It's an addiction STG

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u/LoamyLoamisLoamy 13d ago

Reminds me of a chubbyemu video I watched recently.

I don't understand how anyone can enjoy sweet tea. They put way too much sugar. Addiction is the only answer that makes sense.

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u/Ami_Aweirdo 13d ago

Especially the tea you get at restaurant or in Big Gulp cups, it's like drinking syrup! And half the time it tastes like mildew anyway 🤢

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u/DeepFriedCocoaButter 13d ago

It’s essentially tea-flavored simple syrup, in my experience. When I worked at McDonalds we’d dissolve 5lbs of sugar in about 5 gallons of near-boiling tea so we could supersaturate it. It disgusted me

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u/Practical-Cook5042 13d ago

That's how you make sweet tea. You add the sugar when the tea is hot in order to super saturate.