Message 25781 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> NEW YORK TIMES, Long Island section 11, pg. 33, col. 1, 21 November 
> 1982, in a restaurant review of Remsen's Garden Restaurant, 950 
> Wheatley Plaza, Greenvale:  
> 
> "Long Island iced tea is the innocent name given an excellent and 
> strong tea-based rum punch."
> 

This is not an anecdote. Interesting to see that it is tea-based here. But 
maybe the reviewer didn't know it was cola.

> 1979 or 1980 the drink was said to be the newest, coolest thing to 
> order.

In that case, I guess, there would be much more references.