The Wholesome History Of Arnold Palmer's Iced Tea Lemonade
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By ANDREW AMELINCKX
Arnold Palmer is a golfing legend. At the height of his powers in the ‘50s and ‘60s he popularized a tea and lemonade drink that still bears his name.
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Palmer came up with the drink combination one day in the 1950s when he asked his wife, Winnie, to make a pitcher of tea.
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In an ESPN 30 for 30 interview, he recalled saying, “You make the iced tea and make a big pitcher, and we'll just put a little lemonade in it and see how that works.”
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After playing with the recipe, he hit on what he considered the perfect proportions: two-thirds unsweetened tea to one-third lemonade.
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He began bringing the concoction in a thermos whenever he played golf and it became a summer staple thanks to his huge fan base known as Arnie's Army.
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Palmer's drink stayed under the radar until sometime in the late 1960s and in 2001, Palmer took his version to market making it even more popular.
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