It's the weekend of the Wimbledon finals and Nadal is playing so what better way to celebrate than with a Pimm's Punch! It's also ten years since I saw my tennis hero, Goran Ivanisevic win Wimbledon for the first time after entering the tournament on a wild card entry. He made history as no wild card entry had ever won the tournament before. What a match! He played the Australian Pat Rafter and the match went to five sets. It was so close the whole way through and I was there on Centre Court watching it. There was no roof on Centre Court back then and because of all the rain delays the men's final was played on a Monday which meant it was open to the public. I managed to get one of the last seats on Centre Court and to watch my longtime tennis hero finally win Wimbledon after being in the finals three times was a dream come true. Time to celebrate!
We used strawberries and mint from Cowick Garden so I think this recipe qualifies for entry onto the blog.;)
Pimm's Punch
Ingredients
Pimm's
Lemonade
Handful of strawberries, cut into quarters
Half an orange, sliced
Handful of mint, shredded
A few cucumber slices
Method
1. Add 600ml of lemonade to 200ml of Pimm's
2. Add in the strawberries, orange slices, mint and cucumber.
3. Stir and allow to stand for a few minutes.
4. Pour into glasses, sit back and enjoy the tennis!
2 comments:
Pimm's Punch sounds delicious - good for a summer evening in Cowick Garden. Strawberries are the quintessential Wimbledon ingredient. Cucumber sandwiches may fall into that category too. Are you growing cucumbers? Enjoy the summer weather.
Hi Dave and Sheila! Thank you for your comment. The Pimm's Punch was very delicious and cucumber sandwiches would have gone well with our Wimbledon celebration. We aren't growing cucumbers this year but maybe it's something to try next year...
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