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Recipes

Sweet Tea-Brined Fried Chicken

Two Southern staples — sweet tea and fried chicken — come together for a twist on classic buttermilk fried chicken.

by Lynn Wells
Recipes

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!

Grilled and glazed, brined and fried: Fill your picnic tables with flavor-packed poultry this month.

by Lynn Wells
Living in North Carolina

Sweet Carolina

From sweet Southern phrases to sweet tea, in North Carolina, smelling, feeling, eating, and being sweet starts early.

by Our State Staff
Drink Local

Our State Great Eight: A Few Unsweetened Thoughts About Sweet Tea

Just a sip of this sweet Southern brew tells you a lot about what we’re made of.

by Jeremy Markovich
Recipes

Carolina Peach Iced Tea

As the weather warms up, try this refreshing Carolina peach iced tea from the Queens Royal Receipts cookbook.

by Community Cookbook Series
sweet tea
August 2010

Simple and Sugary, Sweet Tea is a Symbol of the South

In our dining rooms and diners, we stir together a handful of humble ingredients to produce an amber elixir that tastes like the South and feels like home.

by Tommy Tomlinson

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