Sister Bunny's Secret Mormon Family Recipe Bloody Mary

Pssst.... here's a little secret I'm going to let you in on.

Some mormons (the bad ones, NOT the good ones) enjoy a bloody mary as much as the next person. But because they just got home from church, and are short on time, and need to get the casserole in the oven, they don't have time to blend all the delicious ingredients to make a bloody mary from scratch.

Not to worry - just use a shorthand version.

Start with your standard "quick and easy" bloody mary fixings: Gin, Mrs. T's Bloody Mary Mix, glasses, and ice. Don't fill the glasses more than half full with ice - you'll need room to stir. Pour in the amount of gin your enjoy, then add in the bloody mary mix. Leave about 1 inch of room to the rim of the glass.

Here's where the secret recipe comes in.

Have ready the following:

Worcestershire Sauce

Tabasco

Grated Horesradish

Lime Juice

Celery Salt

Garlic Stuffed Olives (or simple pimento stuffed, if that's what you have)

Olive juice

Cleaned celery stalks.

To your stirred bloody mary base, add a few squirts of Worcestershire sauce; splashes of Tabasco (to taste); a scoop of Horesradish; squeeze of Lime Juice; a couple drops of Olive Juice; and a couple sprinkles of Celery Salt. Stir well, then add more bloody mary mix, if necessary, or more ice to almost fill the glass.

Put two Olives on a toothpick and stick the toothpick to the Celery Stalk (this will let the Olives soak in the bloody mary without having to dig them out later - as you drink the bloody mary down, the Olives will miraculousy appear for you to enjoy). Garnish with the Celery Stalk - and serve.

WARNING - these tasty beverages require a bit of "love labor" to create, and don't think that your honey will be satisfied with just one. If he/she wants more than two - have him/her make their own plain bloody mary with just gin and mix - and give him/her the number of the nearest Betty Ford Detox Center in your local area.

And be sure to keep the gin away from the kitties - you know how they can get when they think they're not being watched.

Enjoy ! In fact, enjoy it with the Chili Cheese Potato Casserole recipe posted just a few moments ago !