British Grandad tries American Iced tea for first time

[@bgt54rfvcde32wsxzaq1]

No Honey On Sausage Gravy 🍯❌️

[@mindysuarez1699]

Never heard of honey on sausage gravy. Crushed red pepper is what I use.

[@Wilber-r7r]

Wondered about that myself. Good eye.

[@IngameAnimation]

Think she must have been confused. People mix butter and honey as a spread alone. not in-addition-to the gravy. generally one or the other for sure.

[@tammierandall864]

You don't have both on biscuits. You have butter and honey, jam if you want something sweet on them. If you want it more savory than you put sausage gravy. Not both.

[@WyattRyeSway]

Yeah…..me either. Who puts honey on biscuits and gravy but hey, if grandpa Joe wants honey, he can have it! I love this man!

[@NaterBater]

Yea this isn’t traditional with biscuits and gravy. I do like to add a bit of spice to mine, but have never heard of honey lol.

[@locqueenMD1]

What a sweet cheerful family! Next time drizzle honey on butter topped biscuits OR sausage gravy.

[@selinaburke7645]

Sweetie, honey or gravy...never together. Unless you dig it then have it your way😂

[@brianh9358]

Never know, the salty and sweet together might end up tasting good. :)

[@richardlasch8400]

Hard to believe this fellow is 91!

[@frogman72davitto94]

My poppy went downhil at 90. He's a strong and lucky man

[@johnnabuzby6103]

My dad is 92, he'll be 93 in June of 2025, if he's blessed to still be around. Greetings from eastern North Carolina, USA ❤ 🇺🇸 ❤ 🇬🇧 ❤ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ❤ 🇮🇪

[@Oskanderstine]

Beautiful people like you two make my life better.

[@raygoodwin8352]

Love this Guy!

[@eliselewis2334]

❤❤love from Texas! Iced tea is very refreshing on a hot day!!and we don't usually drink it for breakfast, love you guys!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@australia7840]

I think you speak very lovingly to each other and I enjoy your clips so much. Xxxxxooooo

[@IngameAnimation]

Im almost certain people intended that you mix honey and butter as the topping itself, not in addition to the gravy. Never seen that. ever. Poor grandad XD.

[@aliciajones-morgan7501]

I'm an American and I love tea both ways. One I drink tea hot when having a cold and two when it's hot! Ice cold sweet tea with lemon hits the spot!!😊

[@teliciasmith3552]

Glasses😂😂😂😂.....sweet tea is a southern thing and not served with breakfast 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

[@karladoesstuff]

You split the biscuits and stick a pat of butter in each one while they’re hot so that the butter soaks into the soft interior. Then you can add honey or jam inside with the melted butter. A buttered biscuit is the best thing for mopping up the yolk of a fried egg.

[@rennieounie]

Oh I love this man. He is so sweet❤

[@sherribennington8812]

Agreed with all you said. 💯 %

[@johnnabuzby6103]

It looks more like a Southern sausage gravy biscuit.

[@marylynch951]

Grandad likes his normal tea 😂 Like me been of Irish blood we like our strong tea 😂😂

[@beckyherbstreith8036]

Merry Christmas

[@DYoung-vt8pq]

Love you, Grandad Joe & Babs! Happy Holidays! Be well. ❤

[@bobbynash282]

Hey Grandpa Joe! Alabama here becoming a big fan. I'm a grandpa now, your extremely nice. I'm ornery according to the wife lol. Just found this last week an loving the channel. Some go to far on the tea just too sweet for me. But southern cuisine is great eating.

[@cjohnson4342]

Granddad was of course right on the hot tea in the morning. God I miss my grandparents

[@flamingpieherman9822]

Well don't worry grandad, here in the South we drink that for lunch and dinner and in between... But even for breakfast, we'll have a cup of hot tea or cup of coffee For the bloodsuckers: make sure you drink a whole glass of water before you go. It helps plump up your veins... And include a little vitamin C everyday. It also makes your veins stronger as well... I had issues with my veins, and that's what helped me plump mine up

[@MurphyFarm2014]

Good advice! Thanks from 🇨🇦 🍁 😊

[@kma9292]

I don't mean to be forward by using your first names but I must say that you, (Babs) and Grand Dad Joe have a beautiful relationship and I pray that it goes on for many years to come. I enjoy your videos, you both do a wonderful job. I am watching from the USA in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and I want to wish you Happy Holidays. Thank You. ❤😊

[@UnderAGlassMetropolis]

Her name isn't Babs.

[@kma9292]

@UnderAGlassMetropolis I'm sorry, I'm getting older and my wife says that I don't hear well. It sounds like Babs to me. If I am wrong, please let me know what her name is so I can correct my mistake. Thank you.

[@TopoGigio555]

@@UnderAGlassMetropolis Whether it is a nickname or not, that’s what her Father calls her. So, yes it is her name.

[@TopoGigio555]

@@kma9292You are not wrong and your message was incredibly kind❤️

[@UnderAGlassMetropolis]

@@TopoGigio555 Her name's Wendy.

[@sofakingcute9804]

He’s so happy and kind. My grandpa isn’t. 😢

[@Rdkhk335]

He's precious!

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

Living in south Texas, I never drink hot drinks. It has to be freezing cold for days before I'll have hot chocolate or tea.

[@kateg7298]

Babs, I love your laugh. You're so good to your father and I love your relationship with each other. You keep his spirits up and when you laugh it makes me smile. Thanks for such lovely videos.

[@wylancslass]

Hi, I thought I saw a video a couple of weeks ago of him trying Iced Tea? I'm sure I did .. haha!

[@goatitisful]

No... he hasn't tried it before.

[@MGmirkin]

Yeah, it's in the "shorts." This is a slightly longer cut...

[@MurphyFarm2014]

Oh my gosh! Grandad, I'm terribly sorry for your vein issue. I'm only in my 50s and I have the same problem. In January, I was hospitalized with pneumonia for two weeks and I was literally black and blue all over my hands, forearms, and even in the crook of my elbow! And guess what??! In the end, it was a sweet and gentle young student nurse who succeeded by using a tiny needle for babies. Sometimes our veins will roll around and not allow themselves to be pierced... 😮 You speak up at the doctor visit, and tell them to try a baby needle, so you don't get so badly bruised. I've seen your bruised hands in previous videos. Big hugs from 🇨🇦 🍁 We love you from Murphy Farm in CB NS 🍁🫂🤗🫂🍁

[@jaklumen]

Howdy from Eastern WA! I'm 50 and my eldest (22) is going to help look after my father later this week while my mother goes to a funeral. He's younger than Granddad here, but, Alzheimer's. It's tough but watching these videos cheers me up. Speaking of-- cheers!

[@christianmarechet5295]

Hello mister and Miss longue vie à vous deux 😱👏💪🤣👍🍺🐕

[@ToolsForLife1111]

You two have a wonderful day❤❤❤

[@catherinekhalili4412]

As a southern American, the first time I had hot tea I thought it was awful. Now I drink hot and iced both with abandon!

[@pennybrogers8093]

I love watching Grandadjoe. He reminds me of my late Grandpa.

[@whoeverwhoever9220]

Grandad may like iced tea later in the day. He may like it with 1 cup of sugar when you make it. Praying for him to have a good report from the Dr's office. 🙏 Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@DawnMcDowell-v2y]

I drink just plain hot and iced tea. The only time I put anything in it ,is if I have a cold or the flu, I put a touch of honey in it. Those biscuits looked yummy 😋 😍 😜 ☺️. Have a wonderful day and enjoy 😉 ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@billthacet]

My dad, when in a restaurant and he would often order iced tea. If the waitress asked if he would like sugar and lemon, would always reply, "I didn't order lemonade did I?"

[@nancyterrywhittemore2015]

Granddad is such a good sport! I don't like iced tea either, but I do enjoy a cup of hot tea.

[@heatherlewis3713]

Hi Grandadjoe, I am in my early 50's & from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺.There is nothing wrong with being old fashioned. I like things the way they used to be. I like peach ice-tea. But during the day went it is warm outside. It is very refreshing. But for breakfast it is a hot cuppa. I am Disabled & suffer from Depression, so mornings are not my best time of day. So depending how I feel, depends on what I have to eat. Bit of a trick for when you have blood tests. Make sure you drink enough water. And get a balloon, fill it up with some warm water & tie a knot in the end. Hold the balloon over were you would normally have blood taken. Apparently the warmth helps to distend the veins, & makes it easier to take blood. Hope you can get your glasses fixed quickly. All my Grandparents died when I was young. And I Never knew my Mum's Mother. She got TB from a sick neighbour who would not stay home. She died when my Mum was 4. So my Mum was brought up by her Grandparents. I miss having Grandparents.

[@MurphyFarm2014]

Great tip for veins! Thank you... ❤ and a 🫂 from Canada... 🇨🇦🍁

[@MurphyFarm2014]

Ps... you're not alone... I, too, live with depression and chronic disease. I started my channel to open up my world so I'm not so alone in my isolation. I have COPD and have been In isolation since covid started. My channel has brought me much joy and friendship 💖 I wish you well... 🤗🇨🇦

[@OliverKitkat]

Lovely Daugher and dad ❤

[@autumnfall8829]

Bless his sweet soul😊

[@annamhysaw2138]

Those biscuits look like they have butter, honey and country gravy. 😮

[@shawnm7246]

Yeah this combo confuses and frightens me

[@realtruth716]

Why am I drawn to this...Damn you KZbin....now I have to subscribe..

[@stargray3434]

You will make a cool of tea and add sugar, then pour over ice. Great job with the recipes I've seen you make. Sending love from San Antonio, Texas.

[@joes611]

🎄 All the best.

[@MontagZoso]

Joe is correct! Iced tea is enjoyed by Americans more often in the hot summer months. Some of us, myself included, love to drink it year round, however. So nice to see him try it! ❤ Cheers from Seattle!

[@echo2893]

He's doing very well for 91. I was shocked when he said he was in his 90s! My Mom had trouble with her veins too. It always took several tries before the got a successful vein to draw blood. Wishing you all the best for this Holiday Season!!

[@jameschavez6400]

Joe You’re 91. but I see in your eyes you are one of the handsomest man at your now 91 look one of the best that ever was born ❤

[@kellysong2256]

I wonder if you mistook what people said about biscuits and honey? Americans generally eat biscuits with either butter and honey OR with sausage gravy. I've never seen anyone put Honey on top of their sausage gravy. But we are happy that you and Grandad are giving American food a try! 👏👏🫢

[@joaobatistaromeiro4664]

Good Morning Grandad Joe ❤ from, São Paulo, Brasil

[@mindysuarez1699]

Hey ya'll ❤whatchamacallit having for Christmas dinner? Yes, my mom would get on to me for southern slang, but who cares❤ back home we would have ham, stuffing, mash & gravy, many sides we all brought mom & Pops did the meat and gravy we brought the sides so desserts, greens, macaroni and cheese ,rolls it was a feast. Now it's only 2 of us so he wants steak, and I got some snow crab, I'm not a big eater but I can throw down seafood.😂❤ Merry Christmas ya'll ❤ from Alabama my loves

[@jackreacher1717]

This guy cracks me up.

[@TommyTheBull87]

Merry Christmas from America. I would love to see you make Grandad Joe an authentic philadelphia Cheesesteak or a grilled reuben sandwich.

[@decolonizeEverywhere]

You're either having biscuits with honey like you're having scones with jam and clotted cream or you're having biscuits with sausage gravy. You don't put honey on the biscuits if you're having sausage gravy. Give it another go and split that biscuit in half, give it a good slathering of butter when it's fresh and hot out of the oven and then top it with your sausage gravy. Finish it off what is a generous amount of freshly ground black pepper and some hot sauce or red pepper flakes.

[@decolonizeEverywhere]

The only Savory Southern dish that you would find honey on would be fried chicken and quite often it's very spicy chili-infused honey. Or you could have chicken and waffles but that's generally with Maple syrup, not honey although it does happen.

[@beatlesfran]

In the south there's sweet tea and then there's sweetened tea. The difference is that with sweet tea you boil the water along with the sugar making a watery simple syrup before you add the tea to brew. Sweetened tea is brewed tea with sugar added after. Surprisingly it does make a difference in the taste.

[@malindabailey8778]

Hello from Texas Grandpa Joe ❤

[@helenhernandez5604]

Im from texas ice tea is my favorite!! Always curious about u guys tea 2!😅🥰💜🖐

[@sandramays795]

No matter how many times it happens, I’m always still surprised when I hear a Brit express confusion when the subject of iced tea comes up ☺️ It’s such a classic in the American South, in particular. It is especially nice on a hot summer’s day. A sprig of crushed fresh mint or a little squeeze of lemon in it is also nice.

[@jessegreene4553]

The glasses 🤣😂

[@davidg.9932]

Ms. Babs, You seem to have gotten the U.S. style "bizkits" down pretty good. Cheers for that 🎉 Now think of them as little brekky buns.... Breakfast Biscuit sandwiches are popular in the U.S.(McDonalds.) Perhaps a England / U.S. fusion of biscuits with tomato and blood pudding? Biscuits with mushroom and Back Bacon?

[@davidweiss8710]

we don't drink sweet tea for breakfast. Also I'm not sure I get the joke about the biscuits and gravy. Did you put honey on the biscuits and gravy?

[@O2life]

I think she got confused, maybe thinking biscuits always come with gravy?? I do think it would be nice to have one split biscuit with honey butter next to a different split biscuit topped with sausage gravy. Like a savory and sweet breakfast combo.

[@bradbutcher3984]

My dad is 79, and being brought home from the hospital to pass away tomorrow. I stopped working almost 2 years ago to take care of him. It was well worth all of it.

[@jeffmorse645]

Better in summer! Very refreshing. Oh, and honey on biscuits and gravy, umm... no. We don't do that. Honey on just buttered biscuits, yes!

[@ericksonmichele40]

I hope Grandad is keeping warm. I hear it's going to be very tough for a lot of people in the UK this winter.

[@TheOtto3663]

Pretty funny and observant that he said it would be better to have the iced tea, not for breakfast. He got it right. Living in the Southern USA for over 50 years, I can attest that 'sweet tea' - which is the catch all phrase for sweetened iced tea - is not consumed during breakfast traditionally. It's a lunchtime and later beverage and most households have their own 'recipe' for making it.

[@kellmac]

This is so cute! I'm from Pennsylvania, so I've never done the biscuits with gravy thing, and never had 'sweet tea'. From what I can find, the only difference is we add lemon and don't use baking soda.

[@charlottecunningham2141]

Baking soda?

[@bradbutcher3984]

My dad loved sweet tea.

[@crackednut78]

He's cute as a button!❤🇺🇸🌵

[@MAC-gx3ji]

Iced tea is awesome when it's hot outside But I drink it all year 'found Not really for breakfast though

[@davidhensley76]

Tea with sugar is popular in the South. Tea without sugar is popular in the North.

[@kathyr2792]

Who the heck told you we in the north don't put sugar in our tea?? We also eat BBQ and munch on pork rinds 😁

[@Wilber-r7r]

​@kathyr2792 True that. I'm from North Carolina where we have some of the best barbecue in the country,but,I've eaten barbecue and drank ice tea from New Jersey and it was as good as any I've eaten and drank in the south.

[@frogman72davitto94]

I did the same thing to my glasses. I still use them hahah

[@sandramays795]

I can empathize on the blood tests, I’m no good at them either. Pro tip - hydrate extra well the day before and the day of. Really push water as much as you can. It helps if you have difficult veins. Also, I really exercise my arms a lot and open and close my fists vigorously before they stick me and that helps a lot too. Final tip, if they usually draw your blood while you’re sitting up, ask them if you can lie down instead. It really works. I even had a nurse admit to me once that the blood actually flows better that way, don’t know why they always have people sitting up. Hope it went well ❤

[@Kat-Astrophe79]

This one's been done but Wendy is in Liverpool now so grandad joe is doing a rerun ❤

[@a.s.3267]

A trick we found is to put a tiny amount of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) in the iced tea. I use 1/8 tsp for two cups of iced tea (500ml/16.9 US fl oz). The bicarb dissolves the tannins and makes the tea less astringent. You can google it for more info.

[@annamhysaw2138]

Sweet tea with ice cubes is usually drank in the afternoon with lunch or evening with dinner. Mostly during summer.

[@goatitisful]

Honey OR gravy... not both.

[@CraftsFromHome]

Yes I thought ewwww no that’s wrong. You eat the inside of the biscuit w gravy and the outside w butter and honey lol

[@athenasnydr]

Iced tea is wonderful in the summer when you’re sitting outside under a tree or by the pool.

[@ronathanjonathan257]

Should have known the tea would have been a bridge too far 😂 To echo the others; have your biscuits with sausage gravy as a meal, save a few biscuits for honey as dessert

[@madelinejones9745]

love sweet tea or coffee

[@denisethomas913]

I'm with Grandad a proper cup of tea. I've never liked ice tea. Ice coffee is good though.

[@mawest71]

Honey is for plain biscuits. For sausage gravy on biscuit a dot or two of hot sauce goes good.

[@ThatLittleTexanWoman]

As a Texan I can’t say I have had honey or butter with sausage gravy altogether. I would probably suggest trying those things separately on different biscuits. An American breakfast biscuit with butter, honey, or sausage gravy. But all at once may be a bit overwhelming. But if he likes it all together then I support that! Iced tea can be a breakfast drink but most people I know prefer it with lunch or dinner. It is ideal while relaxing outside on a warm day. American grits sprinkled with some sugar would be a good thing to try for breakfast if he hasn’t tried them. It is a classic breakfast food that many Americans his age would have grown up eating. Grits go well as a side to bacon, eggs, fruit, etc.

[@kelseywillow8110]

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[@Emilia-tx3zw]

I agree with your dad ..iced tea is good - but not for breakfast ❤

[@Flowers4Everyone]

Sweet Tea is an acquired taste even in the US.😊

[@mirandaphillips4702]

Drink a big glass of water before you go to doctors, might help the blood flow easier

[@Spikedgriffon]

I don’t like iced sweet tea, but drink it without the sugar. He’s always so generous

[@QuiltinRI]

Same here. Nothing ruins iced tea like sugar.

[@Yogagirl9935]

We drink iced tea with sugar & lemon, although I like to use lime sometimes, he’s right, we don’t drink it for breakfast

[@befl1407]

Ice tea is usually for lunch and after. My son does have it for breakfast does not like hot beverages

[@cherylandrews8323]

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[@lisab.9956]

TIP WHEN GETTING BLOOD TESTS: Drink a lot of water day before & large glass a few hours before going to doctor. It gives helps hydrate body, which opens veins to increase blood flow & makes it easier to find vein to get blood.

[@teliciasmith3552]

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[@user-do5jw8ww6d]

Senin gozlugunu severim ben...

[@catherinegiuliano4080]

Iced tea is more of a summer time drink not really with breakfast.❤🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@MGmirkin]

I'm confused is that biscuits and gravy? Or biscuits with honey? Surely not honey **over** biscuits and gravy? **odd look** Biscuits and gravy I can understand. Warm hearty & delicious breakfast! Biscuits with butter & honey I can understand. Delicious! Honey or jam goes really well on warm fresh biscuits. [Just like scones.] But biscuits with honey ... and ... gravy? I feel something has gone sideways here, unless I'm misunderstanding what's on the plate...? Hmm... Don't know that we'd ever combine to two like that?

[@MGmirkin]

Anyway, hope he liked it regardless... Maybe next up chili + cornbread? Yum! Fresh cornbread is also delicious on its own with a bit of honey drizzled over the top. Yum!

[@ollieoxenfree242]

If you haven't tried it yet, Mississippi pot roast is a winner.

[@robertshrewsbury5067]

Tea in the U.S. can be radically different. The very sweet southern tea is one form. A plain ice tea is another.

[@charlottecunningham2141]

Honey on a biscuit or half of a biscuit and gravy on the other biscuit

[@paulfrels3590]

Plain tea for me Please 🙏 (iced and hot)

[@yogizorch]

Ha..ha... Honey and biscuits, yes....with gravy also, not so much. I prefer biscuits with grape jelly and butter.

[@bncsmom1]

I hope you put the sugar in while the tea was still hot, then cooled it down, not the other way around. As for the honey, does that biscuit have sausage gravy? Nonononono, honey doesn't go on a biscuit with sausage gravy. It's either/or not both. Now, here's something for Granddad to try: Baked beans, the American way! Here's my family's recipe: In a pan cook 1/2 lb American style bacon. When it's nice and crisp, remove it from the pan and add 1/2 large or 1 small red onion, diced finely. Let it cook in the bacon grease until it's translucent, seasoning with a little garlic powder and black pepper. Crumble the bacon and mix that with the onion. Now, to a 9x9 baking dish (greased) add enough 15 oz cans pork & beans, with the juice, to fill the baking dish about 3/4 full. It will likely take 3-4 cans. Stir in the bacon and onion, about 1/2 cup brown sugar, and some finely ground black pepper. Now start adding ketchup and prepared yellow mustard. A quick squeeze zigzagging across the top with the yellow mustard is all you should need for that. For the ketchup, you'll need more than you might think. 1 cup might be enough, but more may be needed. Start with that much, stir, then check the color. It should be a deep brownish red color, almost like mahogany wood. Flavor-wise it should taste tangy and sweet, with hints of the onion and bacon. If it's not quite tangy enough you can add more ketchup. This is called cooking from the heart, btw. Now, bake at 450F (about 230C, or if you have a gas mark oven, it's apparently equivalent to GM 8) for 1 hour and stir. Return to the oven and bake at 30 minute intervals, stirring in between, until done. You'll know they're done when they are thick and the top is a thick layer of sauce that's risen to the top, thickened, and the color has deepened several shades. The edges should not be burnt. This is best served alongside a lovely spiral sliced ham, fried chicken, or barbequed beef or chicken.

[@ChrisJohnson-x1x]

The problem with doing Bacon on a Pan, is that it stick together. I do mine straight on the Rack in the Oven, and I line the floord of the Oven to catch all the Fat, its perfect. I recommend the middle shelf at 200 degrees, and the more longer you leave it, the crispier it gets.

[@williamirelan9332]

Whomever suggested honey on the biscuits didn't mean biscuits and gravy. Biscuits and honey or jam with a little butter is a favorite. Lost in translation 😅.

[@fee4900]

Little lemon and make it sweet

[@shaun_cook]

I’m curious but has your Grandad ever had cheesecake before? If so, did he like it?