Bloody Big Batch of Bloody Marys

For no good reason, other than my deep-seated and irrational hatred of tomato juice, I have no photos of this recipe, so here's a gratuitous nighttime glimpse into the display window at Lucullus culinary antique shop in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Even the tiniest little silver spoons are around $100 here, so I just looked and lusted.

Due to my hatred of tomato juice, both you and I will have to take the word of my husband, Cakes, and our friends Joan, Kevin and Randall Saizan, Host Extraordinaire for it that these bloody marys are the best ever.

500 ml Absolut Vodka

1 Cup ketchup

1 Cup lemon juice

8 dashes Tabasco sauce

1 Small Bottle Lea & Perrins Worchestershire sauce

V-8 Vegetable Juice to make 4 litres

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon grated lemon peel

Mixx all together and chill.

Comments

[Lael]

Bloody Marys are a strange thing. I look at the list of ingredients and think, do I really want to drink that?! Especially with the tomato juice--I can't stand plain tomato juice. But just a couple months ago a friend introduced me to Bloody Marys and I was hooked. Despite everything that should make me dislike them, I love them! I can't wait to try this recipe, so thank you.