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Lift a Glass to Birthday Girl Bloody Mary

Weekend-morning pick-me-up turns 75 today

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(Newser) – Seventy-five years ago today, a bartender at the St. Regis Hotel in New York added Tabasco sauce to a hair-curling tomato-juice-based cocktail known as the Red Snapper, and a classic was born. Fernand Petiot gets credit for inventing the Bloody Mary, but did he? Epicurious investigates the origins of the all-purpose brunch libation and hangover cure.

Comedian George Jessel said he cooked up the first "Bloody," but Petiot soundly refuted that claim. "I initiated the Bloody Mary of today," he told the New Yorker in 1964. "Jessel said he created it, but it was really nothing but vodka and tomato juice when I took it over. "

A toast in Times Square today celebrated the 75th birthday of the Bloody Mary.
A toast in Times Square today celebrated the 75th birthday of the Bloody Mary.   (©SanFranAnnie)
The Bloody Mary, 75 today, keeps company with another American classic: a doughnut.
The Bloody Mary, 75 today, keeps company with another American classic: a doughnut.   (©KitAy)
The Bloody Mary turns 75 today--maybe.
The Bloody Mary turns 75 today--maybe.   (©Average Jane)
The Bloody Mary celebrates its 75th birthday today, according to one version of the iconic cocktail's invention.
The Bloody Mary celebrates its 75th birthday today, according to one version of the iconic cocktail's invention.   (©pierre lascott)
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3 parts vodka
6 parts tomato sauce
1 part lemon juice
Dashes of Worcestershire, Tabasco, salt, pepper
Pour all ingredients into highball glass with ice cubes. Stir gently. Garnish with celery salt and lemon wedge (optional). - International Bartender Association's Bloody Mary recipe

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