BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: Jane Bird
Date: 02 Jul 09 - 05:04 PM

For more on Pimms No 3 see here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAanhwSu9AE

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 02 Jul 09 - 04:42 PM

I'd sooner have a beer any day.

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: Cats
Date: 02 Jul 09 - 04:40 PM

sitting here reading all this has made me quite thirsty. Now what shall I slake my thirst with. I know...... by the pint of course and raised to toast eyelander

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: bubblyrat
Date: 02 Jul 09 - 04:32 AM

Karen has a bottle of "Winter Pimms"-----it tastes quite odd on a hot summer's day,and will NOT,I predict, catch on at Henley Regatta,where I fell in the river TWICE from my boat yesterday (too much Henry Westons Special Reserve Cider ).

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: Eye Lander
Date: 01 Jul 09 - 02:24 PM

Mmmmm yum yum yum Yes please Kath, don't think I'll ever drink it in a different size now!!

We are back to the Island tomorrow night and I know there's a bottle in a box somewhere. I'll drink ya health and text you when I find it.

Cheers

Jillie x

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: open mike
Date: 01 Jul 09 - 01:48 AM

had to look it up...not knowing what it is..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimm%27s_Cup_(cocktail)
http://www.webtender.com/db/ingred/150
www2.anyoneforpimms.com

i was thinking of the Swedish beer,
Pripps Bla which is a pilsner-type beer

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: mouldy
Date: 30 Jun 09 - 10:10 AM

We had it with lemonade, strawberries, oranges and ice at a wedding over last weekend. Most refreshing whilst one was playing croquet (honest, I was)!

Andrea

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: Cats
Date: 30 Jun 09 - 02:44 AM

Almost as good.

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 29 Jun 09 - 06:29 PM

Pimms No:3 in its orignal form is no longer available. THere is a new 3 - winter warmer.

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: Cats
Date: 29 Jun 09 - 03:49 PM

Pimms 3 is the brandy one, usually served warmed and mixed with clear apple juice on a cold winters day

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: paula t
Date: 29 Jun 09 - 02:19 PM

I went to a barbeque recently where they spiced up the Pimms with brandy.Lovely...............but took me a while to find my head the next day!

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: Cats
Date: 29 Jun 09 - 01:01 PM

RB, the ginger beer doesn't taste like ginger beer when it is in Pimms, you just don't get an overly sweet taste and a slight tinge of spice. You can also try tonic water. It has to be one of the best ways of getting some of your 5 a day

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 29 Jun 09 - 09:34 AM

Mmmmmm I love a nice glass of pimms on a hot summer's day. That's reminded me to pick up a bottle at the supermarket this week

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 29 Jun 09 - 05:34 AM

Ah, I don't like ginger beer.

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: Cats
Date: 29 Jun 09 - 05:22 AM

Pimms is the only drink for the English summer. Try making it with Ginger Beer instead of lemonade. Best served in pint glasses with lots of fruit in it [remember this is part of your 5 a day] and lots of ice. Another pint Eyelander?

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: GUEST,Elfcall
Date: 29 Jun 09 - 02:57 AM

I must be a real yahoo! - I always mix Pimms with tonic which helps with the sweetness angle - and if I think far enough in advance soaking all my fruit in gin first!

Elfcall

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: maire-aine
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 11:46 PM

That all sounds delicious (except for the cucumber part), but the forecast is for a high of 65F (18.3C) tomorrow.

Maryanne

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: Rapparee
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 09:17 PM

Bruise some fresh mint leave with ice, brush them in powdered sugar, return to glass, top with GOOD Bourbon (like Knob Creek or Bookers -- not that blended crap like Four Roses and ferchrissakes, not sour mash like Jack Daniels!). Sit on the porch and enjoy over a lazy afternoon.

Or

Equal parts frozen lemonade and Bourbon. Run it through a blender. Drink it from a glass.

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: number 6
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 03:54 PM

I prefer a Caipirinha ... made with vodka .. 3, no make it 4 ounces of the stuff, add some sugar, thrown in a blender of ice .... grind it all up ... pour into a tall glass ... add some fresh lime and presto.

drink while barbecuing some whole sardines on a grill.

serve the sardines on some crusty white bread.

once finished.

make another Caiprinha ... or two.

drink while watching a summer sunset.

biLL

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 03:13 PM

?use juice of sl. green lemons and dilute?
Even the bottled 'Real-lemon' concentrate is fairly sweet.

I still prefer the Travis McGee.

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: Morticia
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 03:06 PM

Sounds lovely Richard, Pimms is usually too sweet for me. A small bunch of lovage goes well too.

Subject: RE: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 02:50 PM

Each night on the BBC's "Today at Wimbledon", Richard, they've had a jug it on the table...never had the pleasure, myself..?..how would strawberries go with it/in it..?

Subject: BS: Pimms No 1 gin sling
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 02:34 PM

A hot English summer!

Surely we must Pimm.

The classic recipe is one measure of Pimms No 1, two measures of lemonade, one slice of lemon (round), one of orange, one of cucumber, a sprig of mint and maybe a couple of loose mint leaves, served over ice in a tumbler.

For today's sophisticated palates, I was wondering about reducing the sweetness and amount of the lemonade - or using something more sour and less sweet than say Schweppes or R. Whites.

Mabe leave the mint out of the glass, but make a really sour and tangy lemonade by blending 4 lemons and a big handful of lemon mint, then putting it in a heatproof jug, pouring boiling water over it then straining and popping in the fridge (or freezer if impatient) to get cold. This however will be a still lemonade (as well as very sour).

Thoughts?