Happy Anniversary To The Bloody Mary!
The weekend is over, but here's a reason to keep the boozing going. NYC is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Bloody Mary today! Just pull your boss aside, whisper in their ear that you have a "bloody situation" to deal with and then quietly shuffle off to the nearest bar. Hey, you wouldn't be lying!
The drink was invented by Frenchie Ferdinand Petiot in Manhattan in 1933. Although, some say he created the drink in the 1920s in Paris. The details don't matter! It was originally called the Red Snapper, because calling it bloody was too gross in the olden days. Honestly, the name does make me think of the gruesome maxi-pads my sister used to leave in our bathroom growing up. I will never forget when the dog got to them..... Ugh! Why am I going there? This is supposed to be about delicious booze!
Anyway, in honor of this special day, there will be a special toast in Times Square this morning. Several bars in the tri-state area will also give out Blood Marys for free. AND TGI Friday's will sell you a Blood Mary for 99 cents (1930s prices).
I'm not sure exactly which bars are giving out Bloody Marys, but just do like I'm going to do. Take a glass to all your neighborhood bars and say, "Happy Blood Mary Day! Now fill'er up!" It's like Halloween for drunks!
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YAHOO! My favorite drink, esp made with V8. You feel so healthful drinking it and it tastes SOooooo gooood!
Hmmm, think I'll go make one....
Athina, that bloody caesar with the shrimp etc. sounds delish!!! mmmm
I work at Red Lobster... I can't speak for all of the restaurants, but at mine we do have really good bartenders that know what they're doing. Never had a Bloody Mary from there though, or anywhere for that matter. They look... unappealing.
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I felt the same way you did, until I tried one. Up until about a year ago, the thought of a Bloody Mary just grossed me out. I thought it was something that fat old men drank to get over their hangovers. hahaha---Then I tried one----I was hooked.
Submitted by AmberWaves on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 2:44pm.
Believe it or not, Red Lobster makes a good Bloody Mary. And they don't hold back on the alcohol like other restaurant chains.
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I work at Red Lobster... I can't speak for all of the restaurants, but at mine we do have really good bartenders that know what they're doing. Never had a Bloody Mary from there though, or anywhere for that matter. They look... unappealing.
Believe it or not, Red Lobster makes a good Bloody Mary. And they don't hold back on the alcohol like other restaurant chains.
I like it nice and spicy. Mmmmmmm.
Athina, that sounds delicious!!
Whenever I go home I get something similar but its a Clamato with dark beer and shrimp. Two in one!
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"Hahaha....you are eating my caca and paying for it. Meeeeow." No gracias. MK
Cattitude, yes, they serve Bloody Caesars here in south Florida---probably because we have a lot of Canadian tourists down here (and we love them all).
There's a little local hangout on the beach where I live called the Whale's Rib. They serve a 24 oz Bloody Caesar garnished with a jumbo steamed shrimp, three huge stuffed olives and a whole celery stalk. It's an appetizer and drink all in one!! I am so stopping in after work today. yummmmm...can't wait.
EastEndGirl,
Thanks, sorry I missed your reply! I used to be a General Hospital fan, so I can appreciate a good soap.
Edit: I actually used to watch The East Enders years ago!
"This ain't rock n roll. This is genocide!"
Thanks, The C Word, for the definition and the edited whereabouts. ;)
"This ain't rock n roll. This is genocide!"
Deb - coronation street. long running british soap opera.
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Deb,
I answered you ages ago! Coronation Street. Two and a half hours of bliss every sunday morning.
Yeah, Tits, more than likely, but I like to own my nerdiness.
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Submitted by Deb on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 1:23pm.
What's a corrie, please?
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It's 'Coronation Street'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_Street
(BTW, edit an earlier post to say that I'm 30-40 EAST of Hamilton, not west.)
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What's a corrie, please?
"This ain't rock n roll. This is genocide!"
Submitted by EastEndGirl on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 12:36pm.
I can't believe that I am apparently the only dlister who is a corrie fan. :(
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more likely you're the only one willing to admit it.
*wink*
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My day has suddenly brightened.
I'm in Chicago too, to whoever said that.
Anyway - Michael K, that is totally gross about your sister. No wonder you're gay! BLECH!!!!
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I can't believe that I am apparently the only dlister who is a corrie fan. :(
I heart Steve MacDonald.
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BOOOOZE!!!
I like the Spicy V8 Bloody Mary, it's healthy.
"Going gray is like ejaculating. You know it can happen prematurely, but when it actually does, it's a total shock." MAH BOO!!!
The first I heard of Bloody Caesars was when I lived and worked at a lodge near International Falls on Rainy Lake. Many of the bar customers were Canadian, from Fort Frances.
"This ain't rock n roll. This is genocide!"
Yup, my Canadian ex-BF loved Clamato and Kokannee. (sp?)
I prefer Clamatos...you know the mexican drink beer. and the real micheladas...Thank god I know how to do them and know where to buy the stuff here in the States.
Anything with lime and salt wins my heart!
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"Hahaha....you are eating my caca and paying for it. Meeeeow." No gracias. MK
Do you think they will celebrate here in DC??
I am at work and call my bf at work and I tell him (in my excited voice)"Today the Bloody Mary turns 75!! Its the 75th anniversary of the Bloody maryyyyyy" And he tells me "you call me just for that?"
And I thought he was the alcoholic of the relation.....Thanks MK now I am all drooly for a Bloody Mary and I am about to call the TGI Friday's that I go for happy hour from time to time (its been a LOOOOOONG time since I've been there) to see if they are going to do the 99 cent bloody mary thing. Maybe if I harras their asses all morning they will do it "by popular demand"
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"Hahaha....you are eating my caca and paying for it. Meeeeow." No gracias. MK
Yes on the:
Crazy Orgasm recipe
1 oz vodka
1 oz triple sec
2 3/4 oz orange juice
2 3/4 oz cranberry juice
1 pinch sugar
Pour all ingredients into a collins glass filled with ice cubes. Stir well, and serve.
No on the:
Chlamydia recipe
2 oz vanilla vodka
4 - 5 oz Dr. Pepper® soda
Add ice to glass, add vodka, preferably vanilla, fill with Dr. Pepper, stir, and serve.
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I wish I had a million dollars... Hot dog!
God bless Ferdinand Petiot. He is my new hero because Bloody's make my world go round.
Happy birthday Bloody Mary but I prefer your canadian cousin, Caesar. Especially when in Canada, they don't taste right here in PA.
Submitted by Deb on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:52am.
We're outside of Chicago. We got our first real snowfall last night. It's think and wet and weighing down branches.
I have friends in Hamilton. You near there?
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We had one like that a week or so ago (early, even for us)....everything looked beautiful though.
I'm about 30-40 minutes west of Hamilton...
OnT: I think I'll drink my lunch today.
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My fave drink is Campari and soda. It tastes like poison, but I like it!
My drink of choice is the Bloody Caesar, made like the bloody mary, but with clamato juice instead of tomato juice. I think it's mostly a Canadian thing, I never seem able to get one when I visit the U.S., and they look at me like I'm an alien or something when I try and order it haha
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm bloody caesar....:P
Submitted by The C word on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:45am.
We're outside of Chicago. We got our first real snowfall last night. It's think and wet and weighing down branches.
I have friends in Hamilton. You near there?
For my Bloody Mary,
First rub lemon or lime on glass rimm and dip in seasoned salt and a twist of black pepper.
Fill glass with ice, add vodka, V-8, worchestershire, a dash of hot sauce, horseradish, lemon or lime, another twist of black pepper.
Garnish with olives, pickles, celery
"This ain't rock n roll. This is genocide!"
I do not often partake of spirits, but when I do, a Buttery Nipple is my favorite drink. (Nowadays I believe it is more popular as a shot than as a drink)
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grossness. I never got the appeal of putting booze in my much loved tomato juice.
I want a virgin mary over ice with plenty of pepper and a celery stick.
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Farelli's in SoHo. Go there. I've drank more Bloody Marys than I care to admit, and theirs is still the best.
Submitted by Clarisse on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:41am.
Deb / The C Word!
I had to look up what was in a bloody caesar and I came across this little recipe...Dlisted men...write this down...
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Sweet Jebus...does the name derive from the fact that if you drink more than a few, you may wake up with a bald pussy?
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Submitted by Clarisse on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:41am.
Bald Pussy recipe
Holy Christ.....
Goddamn, they'd better be doing this in Seattle, too!
I hate Bloody Marys. Barf.
I'm a scotch drinker.
Submitted by Clarisse on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:41am.
Eww! That is one vomit-inducing drink recipe! What cracks me up is at the end where you're supposed to
"Pour ingredients over ice in a highball glass and shake."
Shake what? If you shake the glass, it'll spill all over. If you HAVE the shakes, you'll spill it too!
"This ain't rock n roll. This is genocide!"
Not traditional, but some hot n spicy V-8, a little celery salt, couple shots of grey goose and you're in business!
My favourite drink! A meal, vitamins and liquor all in one glass.
Celery salt rules.
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Submitted by Deb on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:41am.
The best pickles to use are the Klaussen refrigerated kosher dill slices! They're extra crunchy.
Alas, we are snowed in with Clamato and no voddy. But we do have a fine bag of the kind!
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Thanx for the tip Deb - I'll definitely give it a try!
And you can never go wrong with a bag of kindness... ;D
Re. snowed in - where are you? We (southern Ontario) were supposed to get dumped on yesterday/today (I even changed my avie in anticipation), but only got rain... :(
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Deb,
Coronation Street. It runs for two and a half hours every Sunday morning. I refer to them as the golden hours.
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Submitted by EastEndGirl on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:39am.
I'm down with the other two, but what's a "Corrie"?
"This ain't rock n roll. This is genocide!"
Mmmm,Bloody Marys are my favorite drink. The very best ones I've found are at the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi,MS!
Deb / The C Word!
I had to look up what was in a bloody caesar and I came across this little recipe...Dlisted men...write this down...
Bald Pussy recipe
1 1/2 shots melon liqueur
1 shot lime vodka
1 shot Absolut® vodka
1 shot triple sec
1 1/2 shots blueberry schnapps
1 splash lime juice
1 splash 7-Up® soda
Pour ingredients over ice in a highball glass and shake.
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Submitted by The C word on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:38am.
The best pickles to use are the Klaussen refrigerated kosher dill slices! They're extra crunchy.
Alas, we are snowed in with Clamato and no voddy. But we do have a fine bag of the kind!
"This ain't rock n roll. This is genocide!"
I make the best caesar on the planet. Plenty of lime juice is the trick.
Sundays are not Sundays without a) Corrie b) a caesar and c) the crossword.
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Mrs. K. squeezed my ass. I can die happy.
Well it's a bloody mary morning
Baby left me without warning sometime in the night
And I'm flyin' down to Houston with forgetting her the nature of my flight...
Sorry, but the drink is synonymous with the Willie Nelson song in my mind.
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You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white
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Submitted by Deb on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 11:35am.
@ the C Word
Love them! I've got a bottle of Clamato in the fridge right now. They are great with pickle spears, and seasoned salt around the rim of the glass.
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Hmmmm, haven't tried pickle spears before....*mouth watering*...only 40 minutes 'til lunch!
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I've never had a bloody mary. I guess I know what I'm having for lunch.
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Love them! I've got a bottle of Clamato in the fridge right now. They are great with pickle spears, and seasoned salt around the rim of the glass.
"This ain't rock n roll. This is genocide!"