Re: [h-cost] regional things, was re: iced drinks
Actually one thing that is interesting is the amount of consumer pressure these days compared to 25 or 30 years ago. My niece is starting college this year and had to coordinate with her new roommate on the colors and styles of sheets, towels, curtains, etc. For myself and my brothers, we were allowed to root through the linen closet for things to take to school. :-) -Carol I can't believe parents have forgone the Great Upgrade opportunity. For my parents' generation, the kids moving out was the time to discard all the functional, but used-and-battered, or received-as-a-gift-and-disliked, household linens, rugs, furniture, cookware, and small appliances; so they could guiltlessly buy themselves the things THEY really wanted! Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] regional things, was re: iced drinks
But we didn't have IKEA in those days. I was very pleasantly surprised by some of their prices/quality. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 7:36 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] regional things, was re: iced drinks > True sweet tea is made by adding the sugar when the tea is still warm, > so that it dissolves completely. I've made it that way - it makes sense. To me, the funniest thing is that people in different areas will claim theirs is "the best" iced tea. My mom is a good one for that - rather than saying she likes the tea in her area, she tells me they claim it's the best. So I said I heard that people in North Carolina claim *theirs* is the best. >;-> These days there are so many teas, blends and tisanes that are good cold. I suppose you can't make "sun tea" as proper sweet tea. And some blends are lovely without sugar, the same way as I like some hot teas with or without milk and sugar depending on the type of tea. As homogenized as things get these days, we still have regional differences, besides the obvious climate and sports team themes. Hmmmn, does that steer it back to costume? :-) Actually one thing that is interesting is the amount of consumer pressure these days compared to 25 or 30 years ago. My niece is starting college this year and had to coordinate with her new roommate on the colors and styles of sheets, towels, curtains, etc. For myself and my brothers, we were allowed to root through the linen closet for things to take to school. :-) -Carol ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] regional things, was re: iced drinks
> True sweet tea is made by adding the sugar when the tea is still warm, > so that it dissolves completely. I've made it that way - it makes sense. To me, the funniest thing is that people in different areas will claim theirs is "the best" iced tea. My mom is a good one for that - rather than saying she likes the tea in her area, she tells me they claim it's the best. So I said I heard that people in North Carolina claim *theirs* is the best. >;-> These days there are so many teas, blends and tisanes that are good cold. I suppose you can't make "sun tea" as proper sweet tea. And some blends are lovely without sugar, the same way as I like some hot teas with or without milk and sugar depending on the type of tea. As homogenized as things get these days, we still have regional differences, besides the obvious climate and sports team themes. Hmmmn, does that steer it back to costume? :-) Actually one thing that is interesting is the amount of consumer pressure these days compared to 25 or 30 years ago. My niece is starting college this year and had to coordinate with her new roommate on the colors and styles of sheets, towels, curtains, etc. For myself and my brothers, we were allowed to root through the linen closet for things to take to school. :-) -Carol ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
