irish tea?

[mookien]

Years ago (1950s) my mother was in a restaurant in Pittsburgh, PA. She ordered iced tea with her meal. The waitress looked puzzled, but dutifully returned with a glass of ice water and a tea bag.

[piperdbh]

I plan to make fruitcake cupcakes in shamrock (or at least green) liners this Friday, and will also have shamrock-shaped, lime curd-filled doughnuts, along with whatever else I come up with in the next month. I'll order some of the aforementioned brands of tea and have una fiesta irlandesa.

[Starhunter451]

Iced, of course. Hot tea is an unusual thing in the American south.

Here it is coffee or tea. Usually coffee. But the tea variety tends to be about 6-8 kinds. Rarely any Irish or English. To "cowboy" in this area.

[Lyle1]

I once had a waitress in Toronto who pegged me for an American because I specified "hot" tea when ordering!

[JohntheBiker]

I once had a waitress in Toronto who pegged me for an American because I specified "hot" tea when ordering!

That would do it!

[ASinclair]

So, how did la fiesta irlandesa go, dbh?

[piperdbh]

It was a nice time. I invited 12 people, 4 of whom didn't come. All the corned beef got eaten, my doughnuts turned out well, and the fruitcake cupcakes were (and still are) some of the best I've made.

[ASinclair]

I'm glad to hear it was a success. If it's not a secret, what is your recipe for the fruitcake cupcakes?

[piperdbh]

Google "Mrs. MacKinnon's Christmas Fruitcake". I veganized it, substituted some of the fruits, and after it's baked, I feed it a mixture of lemon, orange and almond liquers.

[Starhunter451]

Google "Mrs. MacKinnon's Christmas Fruitcake". I veganized it, substituted some of the fruits, and after it's baked, I feed it a mixture of lemon, orange and almond liquers.

Nice.
I will have to try it.