How to Make a Traditional Bloody Mary

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Classic bloody mary with lime and celery garnish in a salted rim glass

I did wonder who thought up the idea to put these ingredients together for this drink.

This cocktail is said to be named after either Queen Mary I of England (Henry the VIII’s daughter and sister to Queen Elizabeth 1st) or ghost/witch (Bloody Mary Worth).

A bartender in Paris claims to have invented it some time during the 1920.

Classic bloody mary with lime and celery garnish in a salted rim glass
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How to Make a Traditional Bloody Mary

Recipe by Stay at Home Mum
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Course: Drinks, Recipes
Servings
+
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4

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

40

minutes
Calories

300

kcal
Total time

1

hour 

10

minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 -2 cups Ice-crushed

  • 1 dash Tobasco sauce

  • 1 dash Worcestershire sauce

  • 1 dash Lemon juice

  • 1 pinch Salt-to taste

  • 60 millilitre Vodka

  • 1 Tomato juice

Directions

  • Place the crushed ice in a High Ball glass.
  • Add Tabasco and Worcestershire sauces, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
  • Stir well.
  • Pour in Vodka and tomato juice.
  • Stir. MMMMM…Time to enjoy a Bloody Mary!

Notes

  • Garnish with celery stick
  • For a Virgin Bloody Mary, just leave out the vodka
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Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.
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