| Bloody Mary Party Soup
2 1/2 cups of minced onion 2 cups of minced celery 1 1/4 cup of peeled, seeded and minced cucumber 8 large cloves fresh garlic, minced 2 tablespoons of butter or margarine four six ounce cans tomato juice 1 1/2 cup of lemon juice 3 tablespoons of sugar 1/2 teaspoon of Tabasco sauce 1/2 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce 1 Bottle (fifth) Vodka 1/2 cup of green onion, sliced |
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Sauté onion, celery, cucumber and garlic in butter until soft. Add tomato juice, lemon juice, sugar, Tabasco and Worcestershire; simmer 7 to 8 minutes. Chill. Place vodka bottle in No. 10 can filled with water; freeze until ice is solid. Remove can but keep vodka surrounded in ice and wrapped in a towel. To serve: portion soup into serving bowl. Garnish with green onion. Add 1 oz. jigger of vodka per serving of soup at table. From Geminis MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini |