Re: Yank Homemade Southern Sweet Tea

In article <[email protected]>, Kyonshi
<[email protected]>  on Sun, 16 Jun 2024 at 15:15:00 awoke Nicholas from
his slumbers and wrote
>On 6/16/2024 1:37 AM, Nicholas D. Richards wrote:
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> [email protected]  on Sat, 15 Jun 2024 at 19:27:14 awoke
>> Nicholas from his slumbers and wrote
>>> In free.toast Nicholas D. Richards <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> In article <[email protected]>, vickiebee
>>>> <[email protected]>  on Fri, 14 Jun 2024 at 05:44:35 awoke
>>>> Nicholas from his slumbers and wrote
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> They say that it became a cultural staple because sugar was used as a
>>>>> preservative in the old days and our palates grew to like the sweetness.
>>>>
>>>> All primates have a 'sweet tooth'. The ability to taste and enjoy sweet
>>>> things is highly developed in babies.  Our palate for sweet things is
>>>> not cultural.
>>>>>
>>>
>>> interestingly cats have been found not to taste sweetness at all.
>>> just a random thing to throw out.
>> 
>> Not very surprising as they are obligate carnivores and have no need for
>> an ability to taste sweetness.
>
>yes, but people often assume they like sweet cream or other things, 
>because they like to lick them. The truth is of course they like the fat 
>in those things.

True. Many, if not most, adult cats are lactose intolerant and milk
while pleasant in taste, because of the fat, gives them the painful
flatulence and the shits.
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