LAST year Wimbledon fans munched their way through 142,000 helpings of strawberries and 7,000 litres of fresh cream. Here are three recipes to get you into the swing of summer:

Pimms Jellies O’Clock (Serves 6)

  • 200ml cloudy lemonade
  • 100ml ginger beer
  • 200ml Pimm’s No 1
  • 100ml freshly squeezed orange juice
  • A squeeze of lemon juice
  • 100g caster sugar
  • 4 leaves of fine-leaf gelatine
  • ¼ cucumber, peeled and diced
  • 150g strawberries, peeled and chopped
  • 1tbsp finely shredded mint

Mix the lemonade, ginger beer, Pimm’s, orange juice, lemon juice and sugar in a pan, and bring to simmering point.

Meanwhile, soak the gelatine leaves in a bowl of cold water for 10 minutes. Take the pan off the heat. Squeeze the excess water out of the gelatine and drop it into the hot Pimm’s mixture. Stir to dissolve.

Pour the liquid into a large jug and, when cool, transfer to the fridge until barely set (this may take up to four hours).

Mix the diced cucumber, strawberries and mint into the jelly mixture and divide between six glasses. Transfer to the fridge and leave to set fully overnight.

Recipe from Sainsbury’s