According to National Calendar Day, Monday, June 10 is National Iced Tea Day to celebrate one of summer's favorite refreshing drinks. Iced tea is the second most popular beverage in the world following water, making up about 85% of all tea consumed.
The oldest tea dates back to about 453BC in Shandong, China.🫖Iced tea started to appear in the U.S. back in the 1860s-1870s when it was offered on beverage menus at hotels and on railroads. Iced Tea was also introduced at the World's Fair in St. Louis in 1904. A tea merchant originally planned to serve hot tea but when a sudden heat wave popped up, ice was added to the brewed tea and people lined up to tase this wonderful new drink.🧋
Today, it is estimated that Americans consume nearly 50 billion glasses of tea per year. Whether you prefer sweet tea or unsweetened, add mint or lemon, plan to enjoy a tall glass of refreshing iced tea today!
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