Bloody Johnnies

This drink was named for Rachael's husband John, who loves to make a Bloody Mary, his way. He adds celery salt and cilantro to his version, but here Rachael has added her own favorite garnishes.

Ingredients

• 1 quart tomato juice or V-8 vegetable juice
• 1 1/4 cups vodka
• 3 tablespoons prepared horseradish
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon celery salt
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce, such as Tabasco
• Juice of 1 lime
• 16 jumbo pimiento-stuffed green olives
• 8 party picks, 3-4 inches long
• 8 stalks celery from the heart with leafy tops still attached
• 16 spicy, pickled string beans

Preparation

Mix the first 8 ingredients in a pitcher and stir with a wooden spoon.

Skewer 2 olives on each party pick.

To serve, fill glasses with ice and pour in Bloody Johnny mix. Garnish glasses with a stalk of celery, the olive-skewered party picks (ends balanced on the rim of glass) and with some of the pickled string beans.