My friend was born and raised in CA - she married a man in the Navy and was sent to North Carolina. Mary had an afternoon tea at her home and one of the things she had was iced tea. Being from So Cal she was not familiar with Sweet Tea, and she heard one of the other ladies whisper, "Poor dear she forgot to add the sugar, should be tell her?" Mary had no idea what they were talking about because she never heard of making it with sugar, it was something you added to your personal taste. She did learn to make it after that day.
Another thing I would never want to make for the folks in the south is my peach pie. One of those items best to leave for the locals.
