Nita Marys

• 3 cups tomato juice
• 1 cup tequila, chilled
• 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire
• Juice of 4 limes
• Lime wheels, for garnish
• Celery stalks, for garnish
• Bacon-Wrapped Pickles, for garnish, recipe follows
• 6 cornichon pickles
• 6 slices bacon

1. Special equipment: bamboo picks
2. Combine the tomato juice, tequila, horseradish, hot sauce, Worcestershire and lime juice in a pitcher.
3. Serve over ice with a lime wheel, celery stalk and a Bacon-Wrapped Pickle to garnish.
4. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a rimmed sheet tray with heavy-duty foil.
5. Lay the bacon out on the sheet tray.
6. Par-bake the bacon for 10 minutes.
7. Lay out in a paper towel to drain off any extra grease.
8. Wrap each cornichon in a slice of bacon and secure with a bamboo pick.
9. Place back in the oven until the bacon is crisp, 10 minutes.

tomato juice, tequila, horseradish, hot sauce, worcestershire, limes, wheels, celery stalks, bacon, cornichon pickles, bacon

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nancy-fuller/nita-marys.html (may not work)