Bubbling Mary

Hey Jude's Note:

We had this at a dinner party recently and I had to get the recipe from our hostess. She made it with the wine, I've never had it with the sparkling mineral water. It's pretty spicy from the Tabasco...add less if you can't take the heat.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 cups cold tomato juice
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 24 pickled cocktail onions
• 1 medium lime , cut into 8 wedges
• 1 (1110 ml) bottlechilled brut-style drysparkling wine or 4 (10 ounce) bottles of chilled sparkling water
• 8 thin wooden skewers

Directions:

1. In a pitcher, mix tomato juice, Tabasco and lime juice; keep cold.
2. On each of the wooden skewers, thread 3 onions; place skewers in a tall glass.
3. Put lime wedges in a dish.
4. For each serving, place an onion swizzle stick in a champagne flute or 8-oz.
5. glass.
6. Pour in 1/2 cup of the juice mixture and fill with wine.
7. Squeeze and drop in a lime wedge and stir with a swizzle.