Pimm's and Strawberry Jellies

Submitted by Sackville

"Pimm's is a typically British summer drink. This recipe comes from the Independent newspaper."

 

• Ready In: 6hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 3 sheets leaves gelatin
• 400 ml lemonade
• 175 ml pimm's no 1 gin
• 1⁄2 lemon, juice of
• 1⁄2 lime, juice of
• 284 ml double cream
• 2 tablespoons caster sugar
• 3 oranges
• 250 g strawberries, hulled
• mint sprig, to decorate

directions

1. Soak the gelatine in cold water until soft, about 2 minutes.
2. Heat half the lemonade until nearly boiling and remove from the heat.
3. Lift the gelatine out of the water and stir into the lemonade until dissolved.
4. Add the Pimm's, lemon and lime juice and remaining lemonade.
5. Pour through a sieve into a bowl and refrigerate until set.
6. Lightly whip the cream and stir in the sugar.
7. Zest one of the oranges and add the zest to the cream.
8. Slice the strawberries and stir half of them through the set jelly.
9. To serve, dollop some jelly in a glass and add more strawberries and some orange segmets.
10. Finish with a spoonful of orange cream, a bit or mint and a strip of zest.

Reviews

[Penny Stettinius]

Brilliant! We loved this delicious concoction last night. I love Pimm's and hardly anyone I know in the South even knows what it is. Thanks so much Sackville.