Lamplighters' Bloody Marys

Turnip · Post by **Turnip** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:16 am

In 2009 I had the worlds best Bloody Mary at Lamplighter's Village.

I'm not sure if it's because everything just tastes better when you're on the playa, but I can't come close to recreating it on my own...

It was painfully spicy, thick and poured over ice, not crushed.

Does anyone have any insight on this amazing concoction? And more importantly, are you willing to share your secrets?

TomServo · Post by **TomServo** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:09 pm

Well, its not a secret, but beef boullion added to your basic bloody mary recipe, makes it soo much better!

http://recipecircus.com/recipes/Harper/ ... _Mary.html

DesertRat · Post by **DesertRat** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 7:35 pm

I made them this year (for lamplighters, 200 gals.) if you have recipe questions

C.f.M. · Post by **C.f.M.** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:37 am

DesertRat wrote: if you have recipe questions

Does anyone have any insight on this amazing concoction? And more importantly, are you willing to share your secrets?

I think they have two questions...

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:54 am

Kerosene, probably.

DesertRat · Post by **DesertRat** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:27 pm

Pretty standard w/ a few suprises:

tomato juice
celery salt
worchestershire sauce
lots of horseradish
pepper
tobasco
pickled green beans and peppers
a-1 steak sauce
celery
cheap vodka
lime juice

the pickled veggies 'made' the drink for me.

e: we added more horseradish and a-1 at the end of the serving line for those who wanted more kick

junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:10 pm

YUM..

I bet the A-1 Bold would give a nice kick.

Wanna share your ratios or quantities?

DesertRat · Post by **DesertRat** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:32 pm

lol, well we made 'em in 5 gallon buckets....that recipe was:

tomato juice til about 4" from the top. One largish bottle of worchestershire, 1/4 bottle of lime juice, level water dipper of horseradish, 1/2 handful of pepper, 1/4 handful of celery salt, about 1/4 small bottle of tobasco, stir and taste and add horseradish to it til it was "right" -- very subjective. Vodka was added drink by drink which ended up being dumb because our bartenders got drunk and overpoured like crazy. We ended up just adding vodka to the mix at the end

Added the veggies, more horseradish and a-1 as garnishes at the end of the line.

Were I to make just one, it would be: 2 shots vodka in pint glass, ice to the top. 4 tblespns worchestershire, capful of lime juice, 1 tblepsn horseradish, 2 tblespns A-1, four good shakes of pepper, 2 good shakes celery salt, 2-3 good shakes of tobasco, fill w/ tomato juice and celery to stir. Pickled veggies and maybe an olive or two. Mess with the ingredients til it pleases you (I like more a-1)

junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:00 pm

You sir, are a saint. +10 street cred.

Thanks!

C.f.M. · Post by **C.f.M.** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 6:26 am

DesertRat wrote:lol, well we made 'em in 5 gallon buckets....that recipe was:

tomato juice til about 4" from the top. One largish bottle of worchestershire, 1/4 bottle of lime juice, level water dipper of horseradish, 1/2 handful of pepper, 1/4 handful of celery salt, about 1/4 small bottle of tobasco, stir and taste and add horseradish to it til it was "right" -- very subjective. Vodka was added drink by drink which ended up being dumb because our bartenders got drunk and overpoured like crazy. We ended up just adding vodka to the mix at the end

Added the veggies, more horseradish and a-1 as garnishes at the end of the line.

Were I to make just one, it would be: 2 shots vodka in pint glass, ice to the top. 4 tblespns worchestershire, capful of lime juice, 1 tblepsn horseradish, 2 tblespns A-1, four good shakes of pepper, 2 good shakes celery salt, 2-3 good shakes of tobasco, fill w/ tomato juice and celery to stir. Pickled veggies and maybe an olive or two. Mess with the ingredients til it pleases you (I like more a-1)

That's all standard ingredients - though the lime is often left out. Little dash of pickle juice never hurt anybody. And while bacon vodka is gross on it's own, it's great in a bloody mary. My preferred garnishes are boiled shrimp and pickled okra.

Bounce530 · Post by **Bounce530** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:09 am

In addition to what's been said, I also add dill weed, bitters, salt and pepper and just a splash of lemon/lime soda, also some pickled garlic cloves.

TomServo · Post by **TomServo** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:28 am

1 gallon mixer recipe...

2 (46oz.) Cans of Tomato juice
1 (10oz.) Can of Beef Bouillon
1 tsp. Coarse ground black pepper
1 tsp. Celery salt
4 oz. Lemon juice
1 (5 oz.) Bottle of Worcestershire sauce
Tobasco and lime to taste

Vegtables: celery, chopped shallots, peppers, etc...

Makes 1 gallon

Mix ratios...alcohol (1.75L) to mixer:

1:3 need 1.5 gallons mixer
1:4 need 2 gallons mixer

Or!...if your lazy, 1part vodka: 1part bouillon: 2parts Mr&Mrs T's bloody mary mix

lemur · Post by **lemur** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:48 am

DesertRat wrote:Pretty standard w/ a few suprises:

tomato juice
celery salt
worchestershire sauce
lots of horseradish
pepper
tobasco
pickled green beans and peppers
a-1 steak sauce
celery
cheap vodka
lime juice

the pickled veggies 'made' the drink for me.

e: we added more horseradish and a-1 at the end of the serving line for those who wanted more kick

I dont drink the bloody marys and not sure if it matters...

but most of the red liquid stuff for the bloody marys was V8 or an equiv of it (at least in 2009) that might give dif results than just tomato juice, and there were a lot of mixed hot sauces (at least in 2009) ...id say the majority was Franks redhot sauce.

enjoy!

DesertRat · Post by **DesertRat** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:06 am

Then you know the drill.

When folks contribute, you gets what you gets. We had combos of everything from snappy tom to generic juice. We lined up each bucket in line with each ingredient and just....guessed. Many types of hot sauce, from cholula to tapatio to tobasco.

Perhaps that was part of the magic?

Bounce530 · Post by **Bounce530** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:17 am

Garnish with-

A red pepper
pickled garlic
shrimp
bacon
green olive
dill pickled green bean

Damn that was a great Bloody!

DesertRat · Post by **DesertRat** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 12:05 pm

Damn, I'm in for the pickled garlic. Never thought about that one

dragonpilot · Post by **dragonpilot** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 12:36 pm

DesertRat wrote:Pretty standard w/ a few suprises:

tomato juice
celery salt
worchestershire sauce
lots of horseradish
pepper
tobasco
pickled green beans and peppers
a-1 steak sauce
celery
cheap vodka
lime juice

the pickled veggies 'made' the drink for me.

e: we added more horseradish and a-1 at the end of the serving line for those who wanted more kick

Substitute the tomato juice for Clamato...now yer talkin'!

DesertRat · Post by **DesertRat** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 12:39 pm

dragonpilot wrote:
DesertRat wrote:Pretty standard w/ a few suprises:

tomato juice
celery salt
worchestershire sauce
lots of horseradish
pepper
tobasco
pickled green beans and peppers
a-1 steak sauce
celery
cheap vodka
lime juice

the pickled veggies 'made' the drink for me.

e: we added more horseradish and a-1 at the end of the serving line for those who wanted more kick
Substitute the tomato juice for Clamato...now yer talkin'!

Then swap the vodka for tequila....and then one thing leads to another and you end up not having enough couches, dammit

Snow · Post by **Snow** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:21 pm

I LOVE a touch of pickle juice in mine. I nearly lived on the bloody mary's in the New Ruth Club in Ruth, NV for several weeks of my life.

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 4:32 pm

It's all about Tequila, Mary.

Turnip · Post by **Turnip** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:08 pm

Thanks guys.

I will attempt to recreate this at home, but I doubt it will taste as good without the playa dust and hippie sweat.

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:31 am

dragonpilot wrote: Substitute the tomato juice for Clamato...now yer talkin'!

+10. The old corner bar (who's recipie and the LL recipie were almost identical - YUM!) we used to go to when we lived in SF did that - really made them pop.

junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:04 am

DesertRat wrote:
dragonpilot wrote:
DesertRat wrote:Pretty standard w/ a few suprises:

tomato juice
celery salt
worchestershire sauce
lots of horseradish
pepper
tobasco
pickled green beans and peppers
a-1 steak sauce
celery
cheap vodka
lime juice

the pickled veggies 'made' the drink for me.

e: we added more horseradish and a-1 at the end of the serving line for those who wanted more kick
Substitute the tomato juice for Clamato...now yer talkin'!
Then swap the vodka for tequila....and then one thing leads to another and you end up not having enough couches, dammit

Eso se llama "Bloody Maria"

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junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 5:41 am

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