{"id":1903,"date":"2015-06-12T12:33:34","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T12:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=1903"},"modified":"2017-06-13T07:38:24","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T07:38:24","slug":"cheers-celebrate-national-iced-tea-day-with-this-watermelon-sweet-iced-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2015\/06\/cheers-celebrate-national-iced-tea-day-with-this-watermelon-sweet-iced-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"CHEERS! CELEBRATE NATIONAL ICED TEA DAY WITH THIS WATERMELON SWEET ICED TEA!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There aren\u2019t many foods or drinks that I don\u2019t enjoy all year round, but I\u2019m sure you know what I mean when I say that there are some foods meant for certain times of year. Eggnog and fruit cake have a special place at the table around Christmas time. Burgers and hot dogs on the grill is your cue that summer has arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of warmer months, tomorrow is National Iced Tea Day. There\u2019s just something about iced tea that makes me want to put my flip-flopped feet up and soak up the sun. Every summer, my wife makes big batches of sun-brewed tea on the window sill while I wait anxiously to pour myself a tall glass.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll be celebrating National Iced Tea Day with a variety of iced teas, but you can celebrate with a glass of this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deepsouthdish.com\/2012\/06\/watermelon-sweet-iced-tea.html#axzz3ZYHzFETm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watermelon Sweet Iced Tea<\/a> courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deepsouthdish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DeepSouthDish.com<\/a>. Of all the watermelon tea recipes that I\u2019ve come across, this one is by far the best. Try it out for yourself, and be sure to let me know how your batch turned out.<\/p>\n<p>And if you\u2019re still thirsty after trying that sweet tea, don\u2019t forget that there are plenty of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.watermelon.org\/Recipes\/Category\/Beverages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watermelon drink recipes<\/a> on the National Watermelon Promotion Board website.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>UP NEXT: Discovering the simple joys of watermelon popsicles<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Remember, all comments left on the blog this month are entered to win our June prize \u2013 a <u><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2015\/06\/june-prize-which-three-dips-would-you-put-in-this-bowl\/\">set of watermelon dip bowls<\/span><\/u> \u2013 so comment as often as you\u2019d like!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There aren\u2019t many foods or drinks that I don\u2019t enjoy all year round, but I\u2019m sure you know what I mean when I say that there are some foods meant for certain times of year. 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