Maryland Beverage Recipes
Marylanders love these drinks. Horse racing's Preakness features the Black-Eyed Susan cocktail. And no party in Maryland is complete without a Chesapeake Bloody Mary. But you have to try an Orange Crush - first made in Ocean City and now Baltimore's unofficial drink of summer - they're delicious!
Black-Eyed Susans Ingredients: 1 ounce vodka 1 ounce light rum 1/2 ounce Cointreau 6 ounces orange juice 3 ounces pineapple juice Squeeze of fresh lime juice 2 pineapple slices Instructions: Combine the vodka, rum, Cointreau, orange juice, pineapple juice and line juice in a cocktail shaker and shake to mix well. Pour over ice in two tall glasses and garnish each with a pineapple slice. |
Chesapeake Bloody Mary 1 46oz. can tomato juice 1 10.5oz. can beef broth 2 tsp. Old Bay Seasoning 1 tsp. minced onion (dry) 1 tsp. ground black pepper 1 tsp. celery salt 1 tsp. celery seeds 1/4 tsp. hot sauce or to taste 3 Tbsp. fresh lime juice 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce 1 cup vodka or to taste Instructions: Combine all ingredients except vodka. Stir well and chill 8 hours or overnight. Stir in vodka just before serving. Serve over ice with stick of celery. Makes 2 quarts. Tip: wet the rim of the serving glass and dip the rim in Old Bay Seasoning. This makes a nice (and spicy) presentation. |
Baltimore Orange Crush This drink says summer in Maryland! Ingredients: Directions: Fresh squeezed orange is essential. Don't use store bought orange juice. *** Variations: substitute Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur for the Triple Sec; use an equal amount of vodka and triple sec - a shot of each. |
Humidity Killer in a Tall Glass Ingredients: 1 6oz. can frozen limeade concentrate 1 18oz. can pineapple juice, chilled 1 seedless orange Instructions: Put the limeade concentrate into a 1 1/2 quart pitcher. Add 3 cans of cold water and the pineapple juice and stir. Slice unpeeled orange in half. Slice halves into quarter inch slices. Fill tall glass with ice and pour in juice mixture. Put two orange half-rounds in each glass. Enjoy! |