The Original Butter Beer Recipe

[Geoff]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "bboyminn" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:

Geoff: 
> > > If [Warner Bros]'re going to lay claim to [all that list of real
> > > life foods], their legal eagles are going to be verrry busy.
> > > 
> > > Plus the fact a group of very angry people armed with tennis rackets 
> > > will be travelling from Wimbledon to do them over.
> > > :-)

Catlady:
> > Wimbledon? Tennis rackets?

bboyminn:
 > I think this is just Geoff having a bit of a joke. The recipe
> for butter beer that I linked to is an old Tudor recipe. I'm
> guessing, in his very British mind, Geoff has made an 
> association between Tudor and Winbledon. And in his last post,
> he has made a further connection between Tudor, Wimbledon, 
> and strawberries. 
> 
> Though not being British, I'm not really sure what that 
> association is.

Geoff:
The association is actually strawberries. Nothing to do 
with Tudor or Butterbeer, I'm not sure what your association 
between Tudor and Wimbledon is. A keen tennis fan - 
especially of the WimbledonOpen - would probably pick 
up on the link.

I was commenting on the idea that Warner Brothers might 
lay claim to real life foods. In the list at the first banquet, 
strawberries are mentioned.

One of the highlights of Wimbledon fortnight which is often 
the subject of comment in broadcast and reports is the 
provision of strawberries and cream (usually grumbling 
about their cost).

It came to mind because the school in which i taught for 
30+ years used to supply ballboys (and later ballgirls) to 
the tournament.