Comments on: Not Swiss http://pmerrill.com/2010/03/not-swiss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-swiss PAUL MERRILL Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:38:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim G. http://pmerrill.com/2010/03/not-swiss/#comment-5382 Tim G. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:12:07 +0000 http://pmerrill.com/?p=2020#comment-5382 "Natural"? I bet the Wengerts are Swiss Brethren. Not too distant cousins to Amish and Mennonites. “Natural”?

I bet the Wengerts are Swiss Brethren. Not too distant cousins to Amish and Mennonites.

]]> By: Paul http://pmerrill.com/2010/03/not-swiss/#comment-5381 Paul Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:25:11 +0000 http://pmerrill.com/?p=2020#comment-5381 Thanks for your research, Julie! Swiss founders - but I still go back to my point - iced tea is probably not a Swiss thing. Thanks for your research, Julie!

Swiss founders — but I still go back to my point — iced tea is probably not a Swiss thing.

]]> By: Julie http://pmerrill.com/2010/03/not-swiss/#comment-5380 Julie Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:55:14 +0000 http://pmerrill.com/?p=2020#comment-5380 Because I love a good mystery ... Found on the Swiss Premium Tea website: <i>Swiss Tea originated in the heart of tea country – Pennsylvania. The friendly folks at Wengerts’ Dairy loved iced tea. They knew that people in their community were thirsty for something that was also naturally good, and Swiss Tea was born. </i> So, yeah, definitely still gimicky, but maybe the Wengerts are Swiss! (It's a German name for Vineyard or Wine Garden. I have Vineyards in my family tree.) Because I love a good mystery ...
Found on the Swiss Premium Tea website:

Swiss Tea originated in the heart of tea country – Pennsylvania. The friendly folks at Wengerts’ Dairy loved iced tea. They knew that people in their community were thirsty for something that was also naturally good, and Swiss Tea was born.

So, yeah, definitely still gimicky, but maybe the Wengerts are Swiss! (It’s a German name for Vineyard or Wine Garden. I have Vineyards in my family tree.)

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