Bloody Mary Mix

1 bottle of V-8, lower sodium, or store brandVegetable Juice, No Salt Added. (most of the other ingredients have enough salt to preserve a small cow)

1 tablespoon horseradish

1 tablespoon Frank's Red Hot

1 tablespoon Worcestershire

1 tablespoon lime juice

1/4 teaspoon celery salt

2 teaspoons soy sauce

few shakes tabasco

2 - 3 teaspoons Better Than Bullion beef base

1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

1. Pour out 1/4 cup of the vegetable juice and blend with the beef base with a fork in the measuring cup.

2. Pour another 1/2 cup of vegetable juice out and set aside. (Just to make room for mixing)

3. Add the rest of the ingredients to the measuring cup, stir, pour into juice bottle, shake well.

4. Taste, adjust seasonings as you see fit.

5. Add back enough reserved juice from step 2 to fill the bottle.

Pour over ice and vodka. Garnish with celery, cucumber, lime, and whatever else makes sense.

bon appetit