This was a much more sedate affair than some of our parties. We had the Christmas Eve blowout the night before and were due to go to the Four Seasons for brunch on Christmas Day. There were a group of us going, so we suggested stopping by our house for a bloody mary to sweep away any cobwebs that had accumulated the night before. This was easy, but so worth doing.
We made up pitchers of tomato juice and vodka (2.5:1 ratio tomato juice:vodka) and chilled it. On the counter we put out a variety of additions:
Limes cut into 1/8ths
Martini olives
Celerey sticks
Cocktail onions
Pickle spears
Pickled jalapaneos
Tabasco
Habanero vinegar
Chilli salt
Worcestershire sauce
We had an ice bucket handy and appropriate glasses. Simply gave the guests a glass of ice and vodka/tomato juice and ncourgaed them to add their own fixin's. I think if we didn't have somewhere else to go, we would have stayed all afternoon with these. They turned out quite well!
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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While it may only put off a hangover, a bloody Mary is darned tasty the morning after. Adding horseradish is purported to alleviate headache and nausea. It SEEMED to help me, but that could be psychological-either way. . . Here are some great Bloody Mary Recipes
Cheers!
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