Pimm’s Cup and Strawberries and Cream: Wimbledon’s Quintessential English Indulgences

Pimm’s Cup is a quintessential English beverage traditionally served during Wimbledon’s tennis tournament. I describe it as an English sangria. It goes well with strawberries and cream which are also served during Wimbledon.

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Well read on, as all you need is a bottle of Pimm’s No. 1 Cup, white wine, some fruit, and cream and BevMo! wants to help you with that list of ingredients! (SEE GIVEAWAY BELOW)*

An English Tradition

Having a Pimm’s Cup with strawberries and cream is the equivalent to having a hot dog and beer at a baseball game in the US. Last year, the Olympics banned Pimm’s from Wimbledon, which prompted the UK’s number one tennis player, Andy Murray’s mother to say, “No point going then.” -from Reuters.

If you’re not from the UK, you’re probably wondering what Pimm’s No. 1 Cup is, right? It is an English liqueur which is used to make the British equivalent of a Spanish sangria (lovely with tapas)! It’s not too strong and has some light herbal flavors; but don’t let this scare you as it has a lovely flavor.

My English cousin, Denisa, who I introduced you to with my chocolate bread pudding recipe, makes a fabulous Pimm’s Cup. I know this, because I’ve tasted it, and everyone who has it, asks her for the recipe. In fact, when I was asking her permission to write this post, she laughed and said someone had just asked her for the recipe that day!

Denisa’s fruits of choice are nectarines, apples, grapes, bananas and strawberries. Cucumbers are lovely for a bit of contrasting color in the drink, but both Denisa and I prefer the flavor of just the fruit. Feel free to use whatever fruit you like, as you really can’t go wrong.

Denisa’s Pimm’s Cup Punch

Recipe by Denisa Lee         serves 8-10

FULL PRINTABLE RECIPE BELOW

Plan to make this in advance as the fruit needs to steep.

Prepare the fruit for the Pimm’s Cup.

Place all the cut up fruit in a large bowl or punch bowl, then pour the bottle of Pimm’s over the fruit, cover and set aside for 2-3 hours. Keeping it refrigerated is preferable, but not necessary.

Now add the chilled white wine and lemon-lime soda, and serve in tall glasses.

Pimm's Cup

Servings: 12

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Additional Time:: 3 hours hours

Total Time: 3 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

A Pimm's Cup recipe from my cousin, Denisa in England.

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Special Equipment

• 12 tall glasses

Ingredients

• 1 bottle Pimm's No. 1 Cup Liqueur (available at BevMo!)
• 2 nectarines cut into nibble size pieces
• 1 apple cut into nibble size pieces
• 1 small bunch grapes cut into halves if they are large
• 1 banana cut up
• 6 strawberries cut up
• 1 small cucumber sliced (optional)
• 2 bottles dry white wine
• 2 12 oz cans lemon lime soda (with sugar, no high fructose corn syrup)

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

• Place all the cut up fruit in a large bowl or punch bowl, then pour the bottle of Pimm's over the fruit.
• Cover and refrigerate (if possible) for 2-3 hours.
• Now add the chilled white wine and lemon-lime soda, and serve in tall glasses.

Notes

• Mix and match the fruit to your liking.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 glass | Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 130mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 110IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.2mg

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Author: Denisa Lee

Course Beverages

Cuisine British, Scottish

Strawberries and Cream

• fresh, organic strawberries
• organic, fresh whipping cream*

Cut up the strawberries and place in serving bowls. Whip the cream lightly, and pour/dollop on top of the strawberries.

*In the US, we don’t have the choices that the Brits have when it comes to types of cream, so the best we can do is buy organic, and lightly whip it. It is much too runny to pour over strawberries and other fruits/desserts like they do in Britain. :(

 Now go an enjoy Wimbledon like an Englishman (or Englishwoman)!

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