Yield: 24 Servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 2½ cup | Minced onion |
| 2 cups | Minced celery |
| 1¼ cup | Peeled, seeded and minced |
| \N \N | Cucumber |
| 8 larges | Cloves fresh garlic, minced |
| 2 tablespoons | Butter or margarine |
| 4 cans | 46 oz. ea. tomato juice |
| 1½ cup | Lemon juice |
| 3 tablespoons | Sugar |
| ½ teaspoon | Tabasco sauce |
| ½ teaspoon | Worcestershire sauce |
| 1 \N | Bottle (fifth) Vodka |
| ½ cup | Green onion, sliced |
Saute onion, celery, cucumber and garlic in butter until soft. Add tomato juice, lemon juice, sugar, Tabasco and Worcestershire; simmer 7 to 8 minutes. Chill. Place vodka bottle in No. 10 can filled with water; freeze until ice is solid. Remove can but keep vodka surrounded in ice and wrapped in a towel. To serve: portion soup into serving bowl. Garnish with green onion. Add 1 oz. jigger of vodka per serving of soup at table.