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Richard Blechynden was an American merchant who is credited with popularizing Iced tea. Blechynden sold iced tea at the 1904 World's Fair, after which the drink attained nationwide recognition.
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History of Iced Tea
Iced tea drinks were considered a local custom in parts of the American south, namely in the Carolinas. One of the first official recipes for Iced tea was published in Virginia in 1878.
Blechynden and Iced Tea
Richard Blechyden was a merchant and tea plantation owner in turn of the century America. Blechyden reportedly decided that serving a cool tea drink would be more profitable than hot tea during the World's Fair in 1904. The tea sold so well that it gain national popularity after the event.
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