Bloody Mary - ☺♥

This drink is delicious using prepared horseradish instead of Worcestershire sauce, but feel free to use either or some mixture of both to achieve your ideal drink.

The bloody mary has been used as a brunch beverage for a long time. Indeed, it is sometimes used to get some "hair of the dog that bit me" to counteract a hangover. It is actually quite nice at any time of day.

Ingredients: (makes two drinks)

1, 12 oz. can of either tomato juice or V8® juice, chilled

1/2 cup of 100 proof vodka

1 oz. of fresh lime juice

2 tsp. of prepared horseradish or 1 tsp. of Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp. of Tabasco or other type of hot sauce, like Sriracha

1/4 tsp. of Sea salt

1/4 tsp. of coarsely ground black pepper

1 stick of celery, cut in half

Directions:

Refrigerate the juice until it is chilled.

Pour the juice into a one quart bowl.

Stir in the vodka, lime juice, horseradish (or Worcestershire sauce, or both), and Tabasco sauce and season the drink with the sea salt and pepper.

Fill two 12 ounce glasses half full with ice cubes.

Pour the mixed bloody mary contents evenly into each glass.

Garnish each drink with half a celery stick.

Serve the drink with a straw.

Enjoy!