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<\/a><\/p>\nThere are lots of things you will undoubtedly miss from home as an Expat.\u00a0 At some point you will hanker after foods that you didn’t actually eat very much back in the UK either,\u00a0 don’t ask me why.\u00a0\u00a0 And there will be people who tell you to forget all that, and to embrace the food-stuffs from your host nation instead – which we have done to a certain extent (and it’s done no end of wonders for my cooking skills when trying to recreate stuff from home too these past four years to be honest!)…\u00a0 But there will always be a few exceptions to the rule I am afraid, and along with real tea, decent cheddar and proper bacon, when it comes to a hot and sunny day, as an English person it’s not really summer without the occasional jug of Pimms – that quintessentially British summer drink, traditionally served with sliced strawberries, cucumber, a little orange and some borage.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Except we can’t buy it here, it’s almost the end of Strawberry season, and you try finding the word in German for borage let alone the actual herb itself…<\/p>\n
But never fear, I have a little secret passed on to me by a very lovely boss I once had.\u00a0\u00a0 I always seemed to do well with bosses.\u00a0\u00a0 One of my first summer jobs was in a dairy, bottling milk at the age of 16!\u00a0 That particular boss was a real character and used to “wake us up” with a shot of whisky in our coffees at 5am in the morning… \u00a0 My most recent boss would spoil me with exquisite Birthday and Christmas presents, which were always welcome.\u00a0 But the boss who passed on this very valuable recipe went on to become a good family friend…\u00a0 So, if you can’t get hold of the real stuff, here’s how to almost recreate it at home (thanks Karen!) – cheat’s Pimms if you will…<\/p>\n
2 parts Gin<\/em> Ice, strawberries, cucumber, orange, mint.<\/em><\/p>\n Mix together, dilute to your preference with lemonade (we usually measure one part spirits to four parts Lemonade)…<\/p>\n Obviously the version above contains raspberries, mint, orange and blueberries, not at all traditional – but needs must.\u00a0 And, as an added bonus the frozen blueberries provided a kind of\u00a0 “novelty decoration” as they spent the entire time sinking to the bottom and then rising to the top again!\u00a0 Recreating an English Summer abroad and not a rain drop in sight!<\/p>\n Bottoms Up!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\n 2 parts Red Vermouth<\/em>
\n 1 Part Orange Curacao (or Triple Sec!)<\/em>
\n Lemonade<\/em><\/p>\nShare me:<\/h3>