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Originally, it was just a mixture of tomato juice and vodka.

A Bloody Mary, the BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS, is often called a cocktail. However, the way most people make them, they are more like a meal.

The cocktail has been said to have been created "on the spur of the moment" in a Paris bar with the last ingredients available to the bartender. What is known is that the drink commands a large following of hangover suffering people who do not understand that it will not cure a hangover. Also, it HAS to be served over ice or it sucks.

Quote.png I initiated the Bloody Mary of today. Jessel said he created it, but it was really nothing but vodka and tomato juice when I took it over. I cover the bottom of the shaker with four large dashes of salt, two dashes of black pepper, two dashes of cayenne pepper, and a layer of Worcestershire sauce; I then add a dash of lemon juice and some cracked ice, put in two ounces of vodka and two ounces of thick tomato juice, shake, strain, and pour.

- Fernand Petiot (the guy who claims to have invented the Bloody Mary...even though there are several other guys claiming it.) Quote1.png

There are several thousand recipes for this drink online, and there are several different ways to garnish the drink. Most of them include bacon, clams, Giardiniera, broccoli, and a literal "all you can eat" buffet of other stuff. I'm not saying you are a bad person for having your Bloody Mary that way, but I just want to drink one without having to use tongs and surgical gloves to get the garnish out of the way.

Below, you will find my version.

Hangover?

Bloody Marys do not help with hangovers. The old "hair of the dog" thing is bunk. It's just a case of drinking yourself buzzed enough to forget that you have a hangover.

However, tomatoes contain the electrolytes sodium and potassium, the antioxidant vitamin C, and a whole host of vitamins, such as lycopene and vitamins B6. Vitamin B6, in particular, is one of the few remedies to have been shown to reduce the effects of a hangover. Other tomato components, such as carotenoids, have also been studied for their medicinal effects.

In summary: the non-booze ingredients of a Bloody Mary deliver up electrolytes, water, Vitamin C, and Vitamin B6, all of which might help with a hangover. Vodka, not so much.

Ingredients

  • One 12 ounce bottle of V8 vegetable juice
  • Juice of one lemon
  • Juice of two limes
  • Two tablespoons of prepared horseradish
  • Two tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
  • One tablespoon of garlic powder
  • One tablespoon of celery salt
  • One tablespoon of black pepper
  • Two tablespoons of olive juice (use the salty, cheap Spanish olives)
  • One tablespoon of dill pickle juice
  • Two tablespoons of Frank's Red Hot©

Method

Blend all of the above ingredients for a bit, mostly to chop up the horseradish fine. Add to a pitcher or large bottle and put it in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

When it is time to consume, add one and one half ounces of vodka to a large tumbler glass and top with ice. Then fill the glass with the bloody mary mix. Stir well.

Garnish?

It is traditional to add a stalk of celery or a dill pickle spear to the side of the glass to garnish. I think this is silly. The only thing you need to add to a Bloody Mary is a straw so that when you drink it, the ice doesn't fuck with your teeth and you dont get a tomato juice mustache on your upper lip. Suck it.

Images

They add so much crap to the cocktail that it's impossible to drink.
WTF?
As a shrimp cocktail/drink, this is acceptable.
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mmmmm, Bloody Mary is a part of a series on Food
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