TEA FOR TEXAS....

"Give me a T for TEXAS,
give me a T for Tennessee.
Give me a T for Texas,
give me a T for Tennessee .
Give me a T for Thelma, woman made a fool out of me..."

"If you don't want me baby,
mama you sure don't got to stall .
If you don't want me baby,
mama you sure don't got to stall.
I've had more pretty women than a passenger train could haul ..."
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Lynyrd Skynyrd sings this olden song...
so did JOHNNY CASH....

TEXAS SWEET TEA and LEMON CHEESECAKE....

mighty hard to beat !

Pretty plates with roses on them just seem to make EVERYthing taste twice as good...
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I always say TWO pieces are better than ONE !!

..and I wish I had a whole ENTIRE set of this ROSE plate, trimed in gold...
:))

Some of you might remember that I am a HUGE fan of

SEMI HOMEMADE..!!

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I used a boxed mix for this delicious treat..adding CREAM CHEESE, an extra egg,

PURE VANILLA.....
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This little darling metal, white TEXAS STAR

was in a lovely giveaway from

SULLIVAN AND MURPHY..

many more items with it but I am saving them

for later BRAGGING !!

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Speaking of BRAGGING, Texas has a lot to brag about, too..

Even WEST TEXAS is pretty in it's own way....
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The 1963 movie

HUD

with PAUL NEWMAN

was filmed in

CLAUDE, TX...about a two and a half hour drive from us...

We drove out there several times to see the original old house and ranch used in filming.

Really fun to see !

I never did come even CLOSE to seeing any of the stars, tho..

BUMMER !!
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ICED SWEET TEA...
a good old fashioned SOUTHERN drink..

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The above photo is from the net...
a photo of
PALO DURO CANYON..
only a couple hours drive for us..

we used to go several times during the summer..it's so pretty there.

Usually have a picnic and all the kids would wade in the water crossings...
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But....THIS is what it looks like around our place...
flat...dusty... WINDY..
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Maybe THAT'S why we drink more ICED tea out here
on the plains...
I know it sure does taste good....ALL YEAR ROUND..!

TIPS FOR MAKING PERFECT ICED TEA
(from the web)

For iced tea, use only orange pekoe. I've always used Lipton, and keep meaning to try other brands (Luzianne, for instance), but I keep reaching for the Lipton red and yellow box.
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For the absolute best results, use a glass or glazed pitcher that can handle having boiling water poured into it. Plastic and metal containers may be able to take the heat, but they often impart flavors that interfere with the best tea taste.
(I ALWAYS use a glass pitcher...never plastic!)

Tie your teabags together so they'll be easier to remove from the pitcher.

Fresh tea is the best tea. Don't try and hold it over in the refrigerator for days. Pour it out and make fresh.

The amount of sugar called for in my instructions suits my personal taste and, come to think of it, the tastes of my family and guests. However, you may like your tea more or less sweet and, if so, adjust the sugar accordingly. NOTE: I personally use MUCH more sugar in our tea.

Make sure your tea is chilled before you serve it. If you add ice cubes to warm or even room temperature tea, they'll just melt and dilute the tea. And, by all means, use ice cubes rather than chipped or crushed ice to keep the melting to a minimum.

About family-size tea bags: The big tea bags are three and a half times the size of the little ones (7 grams, as opposed to 2 grams). I'll let you do the math. I use the regular tea bags because I find that five of them (which would be 10 grams) are perfect for one and one-half quarts of tea, which is what I usually make every day.
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MARFA, TX. was the location of “Giant”, which included James Dean.
Not far from us...

A lot of movies have been made out here on the PLAINS of West Texas..

usually ones about OIL...CATTLE...and RATTLESNAKES !

;>)

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I hope you enjoyed your ICED TEA.

I sure enjoyed YOUR visit !!
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