Ingredients

2 - cups tomato juice or vegetable juice cocktail, chilled
3 - tablespoons lime juice
1 - tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 - teaspoon prepared horseradish
1/2 - 3/4 - teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce
1/4 - teaspoon celery salt or garlic salt
1/4 - teaspoon ground black pepper
Ice cubes
Vodka (optional)
Celery stalks with leaves
Green onions

Directions
In a pitcher combine tomato juice, lime juice, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, hot pepper sauce, celery salt, and pepper. Stir well. Pour into ice-filled glasses. If desired, stir in vodka (1 jigger or 3 tablespoons per serving). Garnish each serving with a celery stalk and green onion. Makes 4 (1/2- to 2/3-cup) servings.
From the Test Kitchen
BLOODY MARIAS:

Prepare as above, except add 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin to tomato juice mixture and substitute tequila for the vodka.

WASABI MARYS:

Prepare as above, except substitute 1 teaspoon wasabi paste for the hot pepper sauce.

Nutrition Facts (Bloody Marys)
Per serving: 29 kcal cal., 0 g fat (0 g sat. fat, 0 mg chol., 484 mg sodium, 7 g carb., 1 g fiber, 1 g pro. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet