In article >, djs0302
@aol.comnospam says...
> Do non Southerners have a thing against sugar? I've notice in many cookbooks
> written by non Southern authors that sugar is used very sparingly, even in
> desserts. I remember someone on the Food Network saying they had never heard
> of putting sugar in iced tea. I thought everybody put sugar in iced tea.

My SO is from North Carolina. When I was single I'd go through a five
pound bag of sugar in about 6 or 7 months. Now it's a bag a month.

Yes, we northerners prefer our honeys and maple syrups.