Tonight we made our first Bloody Mary.

[Enthusiast]

We usually have Jameson, ice cubes with a splash of water.

We like the Bloody Marys. Anyone have a recipe for Marys they want to share?

[alphafemale]

1. Bloody Marys are pretty damn gross in my opinion.

Yeeiicckk.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

2. Try it with Clamato Juice. Called a Ceaser. Especially good with pickled Asperagus tips.

Even better if you pickle your own.

A shot of Vodka
A dash of Tobasco
A dash of Worchestershire
A little fresh ground pepper
Some ice
Clamato juice to fill
A few pickled Asperagus tips
stir
enjoy

You must be young or you would already know this.

[gvstn]

3. Where do you get pickled asparagus tips?

Do they come in a can or a jar? Are they in the gourmet aisle or the drinks mix section? I'm not young but I never heard or saw these. Would they be good in a salad? (I hate tomato juice, so I'm not making a Bloody Mary.)

[OffWithTheirHeads]

5. Sorry, the only way you get pickled Aseragus tips is to make them yourself.

About twice a year, Asperagus is available for under $2.00 per #. On those rare occasions, I will buy enough to pickle. If you want to know how to do this, PM me and I will fill you in although if you are already not canning and putting food by you may find it a bit much, In that event, Oakra or olives make a good substitute

[In_The_Wind]

9. Clamato juice is an excellent choice.

[ProfessorGAC]

20. That Was What I Was Going To Say

I don't care for them any more if some other base is used. Now, i'm a clamato nut as i go through about a gallon a week, just as a juice, but it does make a really good bloody mary

[Enthusiast]

17. I'm 63. Until this evening I only had a single Bloody Mary in my entire life.

Your Ceaser sounds good.

[ProfessorGAC]

21. Something To Consider

I take the jar of already crushed garlic, and dribble a little of the juice in there. Basically fresh garlic juice. Adds umami.

[panader0]

4. You must be young.....

[OffWithTheirHeads]

7. We all were at one time.

[blogslut]

6. Don't forget the celery salt!

[OffWithTheirHeads]

10. What the hell is celery salt?

65 years on this earth, most of it lived in a gourmet paridise (the S F bay area) and now resigned to culinary hell (Tucson) and I have no idea what "celery salt " is.

[gvstn]

11. I think it is just dried celery ground up mixed with salt.

It is in every spice aisle. I love celery but don't salt so I haven't tried it.

I think it is like lots spice blends used to season meat before baking it, many are mixes of salt, celery and garlic powder maybe paprika. I believe celery salt is a plainer version with just two ingredients.

(I like this one with garlic powder to season roast beef before baking. I use a lot of it but it tastes good and is simple.

Actually it is ground celery SEED and salt.

[blogslut]

12. I'm sure you can find it in your culinary hellscape.

It tastes good in tuna salad too.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

13. You have not been to Tucson.

I had to ask my daughter in law to send me Lumpfish Caviar from the Bay Area for my Salmon Mousse last year. Available at any grocery store in the bay area. Not to be found in Tucson. I had to order Alleppo pepper from Amazon for the Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes because Tucson. This place is a culinary hellhole. Thank God for the internet.

[blogslut]

14. Sorry about that.

Luckily, even though my Texas town is less than half the population of Tuscon, we have a splendidly healthy immigrant population. We have at least five international markets. I wish I could get to them more often but I don't drive and the bus trips are taxing.

Maybe celery salt is a Texas thing but I find a dash of it makes a bloody mary extra tasty where fresh celery just doesn't offer that kick.

[Kali]

16. try AJs

they probably carry or can order anything you want


Tucson is not culinary hell, but Marana probably is ...

celery salt is salt and ground celery seed, you can also buy the whole seed and grind it yourself. I can get that in Benson.

[jmowreader]

19. It's celery SEED mixed with salt

Any grocery store will have it.

[Enthusiast]

22. Thanks!

Celery salt is an essential ingredient.

[Initech]

8. This bar I go to frequently has a bacon Bloody Mary.

It's made with bacon flavored vodka and a giant slab of bacon. I'm also told now that there's a sriracha variant.

[Enthusiast]

23. Wow!

Well I love bacon!

[Initech]

25. Here's a picture of it:

[Texasgal]

15. Not a big liquor drinker

I prefer wine. However, recently I had an amazing bloody mary at a dinner party with friends. They used beef broth, celery salt and FRESH horseradish ( along with the other stuff) It was so good I had two!

[Enthusiast]

18. That is very unusual.

[narnian60]

24. A Bloody Mary made with beef broth instead of

Bloody Mary mix is called a Bloody Bull.

[Xipe Totec]

26. You might like Mexican Vampiros if you like Bloody Marys.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/221159/vampiros-mexicanos-mexican-vampires/

[Ilsa]

27. That looks good. Is it

Well known by bartenders? I might try that very soon.

And I like Bloody Marys, too.

[Xipe Totec]

28. Very well known in the Southern border in proximity to Mexico

Away from the border, you're SOL.

I had to personally carry the ingredients for this drink to Boston, for my company's Halloween party.

But you can also purchase them in Amazon (everything but the tequila). And make them wherever you want.

That's what I did when I visited our Seattle office.