PIMMS

This is English summer in liquid form. Spicy, mellow, light and refreshing, this is a reminder that in matters of food and drink, originality and innovation are so not the point.

200ml Pimms

600ml lemonade

half a cucumber, sliced

half an orange, sliced

half a lemon, sliced

1 small apple, cored and sliced

small bunch fresh mint

a few borage flowers, should you have them growing in your garden

handful fresh strawberries, hulled and halved

Mix everything together in a big jug and throw in a handful of ice. Or better make that two jugs: this is not something that anyone ever has just one glass of.

Serves 6.