tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245086630734889070.post7289033353982990961..comments2014-05-14T15:25:53.225-05:00Comments on Sweet Not Spicy: Carolynn Carey Offers Sweet Southern Fiction and Great RecipesMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245086630734889070.post-11035129185171447992012-04-24T14:42:59.357-05:002012-04-24T14:42:59.357-05:00Hi Maggie,
Thanks for sharing your experiences wit...Hi Maggie,<br />Thanks for sharing your experiences with iced tea. I'd never heard of ordering half and half before. That's certainly an interesting compromise, but I'd still worry about the calories. In fact, I usually just order water (without lemon) in restaurants these days. <br /><br />Writing stories set in the South does present certain challenges, especially since mine are set in Tennessee. I once had a reader complain that my characters sounded as though they were college educated. As a matter of fact, they were and the story said so, but I let it slide. Sometimes that's all you can do. :-)<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. I'll check out your books. They sound interesting.<br />CarolynnCarolynn Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094582182855105894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245086630734889070.post-74091776458610289822012-04-24T13:43:14.548-05:002012-04-24T13:43:14.548-05:00Hi Carolyn,
I'm another southern author who w...Hi Carolyn,<br /><br />I'm another southern author who writes romances - and mysteries - set in the south. I try not to lean toward stereotypes too much, but people expect a certain type of "Dukes of Hazard" mentality when they pick up a southern book. It makes the challenge a little more interesting to deliver what they expect in a fresh way.<br /><br />Getting back to the sweet tea thing. When I was a kid everyone drank sweet tea, only it wasn't SWEET like it is today. I think my Mom put half a cup of sugar in a gallon of tea. And with such a big family, we only got one glass. After that it was water. These days, sweet tea in restaurants and fast food places is over-sweetened.<br /><br />I'm watching my caloric intake, so I use a packet of Splenda to sweeten my unsweetened tea. Only one of my sisters still drinks sweet tea, and she still sticks to the one glass a day rule because its "so sweet."<br /><br />Many people order half and half - half sweet and have unsweet teawhen they are out in restaurants.<br /><br />Maggie<br />sugarless in Georgia<br />www.maggietoussaint.comMaggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245086630734889070.post-15591803664925721152012-04-24T11:46:49.287-05:002012-04-24T11:46:49.287-05:00Hi Bella. I do hope you'll try the buttermilk ...Hi Bella. I do hope you'll try the buttermilk pie. It really is very, very good. And thanks for the comment about my books. I appreciate your stopping by! :-)Carolynn Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094582182855105894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245086630734889070.post-25458793901850723302012-04-24T11:45:08.940-05:002012-04-24T11:45:08.940-05:00Six packets? Wow! I usually use just a half a pac...Six packets? Wow! I usually use just a half a packet. Guess I'm not as "sweet" as your friend. :-) Thanks for your kind words about my work. Hope you try the buttermilk pie someday. You'd love it!Carolynn Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094582182855105894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245086630734889070.post-59448842571859755562012-04-24T11:43:17.336-05:002012-04-24T11:43:17.336-05:00Thanks for inviting me to visit, Morgan. This is s...Thanks for inviting me to visit, Morgan. This is such a fun blog. I'm thoroughly enjoying it.Carolynn Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094582182855105894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245086630734889070.post-64983469956352118122012-04-24T10:57:32.503-05:002012-04-24T10:57:32.503-05:00Holy monkey, I'm making that buttermilk pie! L...Holy monkey, I'm making that buttermilk pie! LOL Sounds sooo good! So do your books!Bella Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575030622140076879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245086630734889070.post-21976449322261443872012-04-24T10:40:52.542-05:002012-04-24T10:40:52.542-05:00I have a friend who uses about six packets of arti...I have a friend who uses about six packets of artificial sweetener in every glass. Talk about sweet!<br /><br />As a big fan of Carolynn's work, I can say that her recipe for Sweet Southern Fiction is Perfection! And the buttermilk pie. Sigh.<br /><br />Great blog post!Juli Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395254603417450516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245086630734889070.post-43049222020651472582012-04-24T10:39:20.346-05:002012-04-24T10:39:20.346-05:00Welcome to Sweet Not Spicy, Carolynn. Your books a...Welcome to Sweet Not Spicy, Carolynn. Your books and recipes both look yummy!<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245086630734889070.post-87734934999587981822012-04-24T10:22:03.382-05:002012-04-24T10:22:03.382-05:00Hi Carolynn. I'm from a small farming town in ...Hi Carolynn. I'm from a small farming town in Florida and I drink my tea sweet. It drives me crazy when we go on vacation beyond the GA state line and I have to ask if they have sweet tea. My hubby's watching his sugar though, so he uses artifical. And his cousin bakes buttermilk pie every Christmas from her mother's recipe.<br /><br />I bake Mrs. Harvey's white fruitcake with a little twist of my own that I learned from my grandmother. And I have her from-scratch, tunnel of fudge cake recipe. I think I'm the only one in the family that has it.<br /> <br />I write Southern small town inspirational romances.<br /><br />Good luck to you and your writing.Karenhttp://www.kdfleming.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245086630734889070.post-47907233857733751842012-04-24T09:43:49.566-05:002012-04-24T09:43:49.566-05:00Thanks for commenting on how you sweeten your tea,...Thanks for commenting on how you sweeten your tea, Leanne. Like you, I sometimes sweeten my homemade tea with the granular form of Splenda. I think it tastes almost like sugar. I also like to flavor my homemade tea using part of a packet of the powdered drink mix that's intended to be added to water. I like the pink lemonade or raspberry lemonade flavors, but you can't add too much or it doesn't taste like tea anymore. :-)Carolynn Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094582182855105894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245086630734889070.post-22754745908394000962012-04-24T08:48:53.394-05:002012-04-24T08:48:53.394-05:00I too write sweet, southern romances, and I drink ...I too write sweet, southern romances, and I drink my tea unsweetened. I use splenda in it. When I make my tea to share with others I also use the granular form (not packets) of splenda in the pitcher so they get the sweetness without the calories.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your recipes today, CarolynnLeanne Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01672281403226122547noreply@blogger.com