As an adult in my thirties, it dawned on me one day that I didn't know how to make Southern-style sweet tea. I was sitting at the dinner table at my friend Rachel's house and she had just made a batch for our gathering as a special treat. At that point in life, I had ditched sugary drinks altogether. But, I could get behind drinking one in place of a dessert, if it tasted good and wasn't too syrupy. I took one sip of Rachel's sweet tea and begged her to teach me how to make i