What are you imbibing now. Me, basil lemonade.

[applegrove]

No alcohol as I am an alcoholic.

[elleng]

1. Nothing; thinking about it.

Good luck.

[applegrove]

3. I have not had any booze of any kind in 13 years. No desire either.

[elleng]

5. :hi:

[applegrove]

6. Hi!

[electric_blue68]

7. It can be a struggle (from what I've read) so good on you for staying healthy

[applegrove]

10. Yes. I prefer not to struggle every day which i did

for the last year I drank. I was allowed one drink a day but wanted more. I gave in 3 times in that year and it was a disaster all three times. A good quit is a relief and I don't want to go back.

[bif]

19. Good on ya!

It'll be 7 years this September for me!

[applegrove]

20. That's a good strong quit you got there.

[BootinUp]

2. Liptons yellow label black tea

its my go to drink these days.

[applegrove]

4. Do you drink it straight? Or add milk, cream, sugar or stevia?

I'm going off diet coke some day soon and am told that I will not tolerate milk products or sugar or sugar substitute on the medication I am on so I'm gearing up to drink tea or coffee straight up.

[BootinUp]

8. Just straight, flavor wise its pretty good.

I can pop the tea bag in the B&D single cup coffee maker then transfer the tea bag to the mug for a few minutes more.

I am having one now after work, and taking 2 aspirin. After 30 minutes I do a 1.9 mile walk.

[electric_blue68]

9. Generally water, one coffee w milk no sugar a day, sometmes morning oj, very occasional regular Coke

Lemonade is nice!

[applegrove]

11. Yes it is. Got this with my meal plan. Never had it before. It is

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yummy.

I loved OJ with "Dad's Chocolate Chip Cookies" dipped in when I was a teen. Sounds kind of strange but orange does go with chocolate.

I'm going to try tea and coffee with just milk like you. I have to ween myself off Stevia.

[Harker]

12. Pu'er tea.

Produced by Mengyang Guoyan in 2007. A sheng (raw) called Bulang Shan Long (Dragon of Bulang Mtn.)

It's a favorite that I enjoy only occasionally because I am down to a couple of cakes, having bought several the year after its production.

[applegrove]

14. Oh you know your tea. Saw on a decor show there

in Laurel, Mississippi where they rebuilt an old farmhouse for a family growing tea. The couple had lived in Asia where they fell in love with the teas. They came home and converted a family farm into growing specialized tea. They have tea tastings. They sell out in days when a new tea comes out. Just an FYI.

[Harker]

24. Thanks for mentioning that.

I'll have a closer look. I'm always after something different!

[applegrove]

25. It was on the show "Home Town". Laurel, Mississippi.

[BigMin28]

13. I cannot say

as I live in Texas. Alcohol depresses me so I don't drink.

[applegrove]

15. Got ya!

[Luciferous]

16. Just water, I'm boring lol

[applegrove]

17. You're healthy.

[bif]

18. A Sam Snead

It's like an Arnold Palmer but with Limeade. (I made up the name).

[applegrove]

21. I don't know who Sam Snead is?

[WestMichRad]

34. Famous golfer

His prime was a little before Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer…

[applegrove]

35. Thanks.

[PJMcK]

22. Water

Recovering from surgery so adult beverages are out for now.

I’m looking forward to a Negroni!

[applegrove]

23. Ahhhh! I hope you heal fast.

[Ilikepurple]

26. Iced English breakfast tea and a dash of fresh lemonade

[applegrove]

29. Yum.

[kozar]

27. Diet Coke

I love lemonade, only fresh.
I grew basil , ate it off the stem

My mind can't even imagine these flavors

Koz

[applegrove]

30. It was novel. It was expensive. I'm glad I had it.

[WestMichRad]

28. Water, tea

Like to slightly sweeten my cold tea with a bit of limeade (20-30%), sometimes. Prefer red tea for hot beverage.
Can’t drink a lot of black tea, though… overindulgence resulted in kidney stones (twice). Don’t want any repeat of that!

[applegrove]

31. Ouch. Yes stay away from black tea.

[WestMichRad]

32. I allow myself a little

Total of 2 or 3 cups a week, never more than one in a day. (Bummer: Earl Grey was my beverage of choice.) Several years since the last stone, so that frequency seems to work for me.

[applegrove]

33. Great.

[BootinUp]

40. According to some quick research... it is a myth

That black tea contributes significantly to risk of kidney stones.

[Polly Hennessey]

36. Ginger Ale

[applegrove]

37. The only pop my mom would allow in the house, and even then, only if we were sick.

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She'd put a spoon in a tall glass of ginger ale so the bubbles would all attach to it and you'd pull out the spoon and then the ginger ale would have fewer bubbles and be more syrupy. I looked forward to being sick.

[Paladin]

38. Red wine from California.

I won't dwell on the specifics, given the teetotaling nature of this thread. Suffice it to say that today's political news has made me thirstier than usual.

[applegrove]

41. I love hearing about alcohol. I don't mind being around people who are drinking.

They get sweet and laugh a lot. I like it if it makes one happy.

[Paladin]

45. My compliments to you for your years of sobriety.

I know from family experience that it's not easy.

[applegrove]

46. Thank you.

[dlilafae]

39. applegrove, Vitamin water right now.

But the other day, we made cherry limeaid. It's made with maraschino cherry juice.

[applegrove]

42. Maraschino cherry juice I could drink straight.

[catbyte]

43. Diet ginger ale made with a Soda Stream for extra fizz

I'd much rather have a Vernors ginger ale, but I'm too lazy to go out, so it's my own fault.

[applegrove]

44. I sold my soda stream. When i went to get my gear together i found 6 or more full cannisters

of CO2. LOL. I guess I was buying one every time I went to the hardware store to get the syrup.