Q: Best source for debunking 1904 "iced tea"?

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Joel S. Berson<Berson at att.net> wrote:
>
> What is the best source for debunking the myth that iced tea was
> invented at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair?  And, possibly,
> debunklng that it was popularized there, since there are a number of
> quotations from the 1870s?
>
> I'm looking (Googling), but so far all I've found is the debunking
> that cites 1890 -- which also is not the current earliest.

There's Barry Popik's page, which has cites back to 1852.

http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/iced_tea/


--Ben Zimmer

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