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foodie sense

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Ingredients

1 3-inch piece English cucumber, cut into 1/2-inch slices, plus 2 spears (for garnish)
3/4 cup Pimm’s No. 1
3 tablespoons fresh Meyer lemon juice or regular lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon sugar
Ice cubes
2 sprigs each fresh rosemary, thyme, and mint
2 lemon slices
2 fresh strawberries, halved
Ginger beer, chilled
2 rhubarb stalks (for garnish)

Preparation
Place 1/2-inch-thick cucumber slices in cocktail shaker. Using muddler or handle of wooden spoon, mash well. Add Pimm’s, lemon juice, and sugar. Fill 2 pilsner glasses with ice; set aside. Add ice to Pimm’s mixture, cover, and shake vigorously 20 times. Strain into glasses. Push 1 rosemary sprig, 1 thyme sprig, 1 mint sprig, 1 lemon slice, and 2 strawberry halves down into each glass. Fill glasses with ginger beer. Garnish with cucumber spears and rhubarb stalks.

Jun 07
Ingredients
1 3-inch piece English cucumber, cut into 1/2-inch slices, plus 2 spears (for garnish)3/4 cup Pimm’s No. 13 tablespoons fresh Meyer lemon juice or regular lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon sugar Ice cubes 2 sprigs each fresh rosemary, thyme, and mint 2 lemon slices 2 fresh strawberries, halved Ginger beer, chilled 2 rhubarb stalks (for garnish) 
Preparation Place 1/2-inch-thick cucumber slices in cocktail shaker. Using muddler or handle of wooden spoon, mash well. Add Pimm’s, lemon juice, and sugar. Fill 2 pilsner glasses with ice; set aside. Add ice to Pimm’s mixture, cover, and shake vigorously 20 times. Strain into glasses. Push 1 rosemary sprig, 1 thyme sprig, 1 mint sprig, 1 lemon slice, and 2 strawberry halves down into each glass. Fill glasses with ginger beer. Garnish with cucumber spears and rhubarb stalks.