The Point is famous for its European House Party ambiance, its mahogany boats, and its wonderful food. For everyone who’s stayed there, it’s even more famous for its Bloodies!

Everyone loves a good Bloody Mary, and I always had a pitcher on the help-yourself bar off Reindeer Hall, and one on the barge at the boathouse.

Since the nearest supermarket was more than an hour’s round trip, James and I learned to keep the larder filled with extras of everything…until we didn’t.

One day we ran out of tomato juice and horseradish at the same time! It was almost lunchtime and we had to have Bloodies.

I ransacked the pantry to see what I could find.

Well, it was easy to substitute V-8 for the tomato juice but what was I going to do about the horseradish? Got it! Heinz Seafood Cocktail Sauce has horseradish in it.

We experimented with the proportions and “the best Bloody Mary mix in the world” was born:

4 cans of V-8
4 cups of Seafood Cocktail Sauce
2 cups Worcestershire Sauce
1 cup Horseradish
25-30 Dashes of Tabasco

(Makes about 2 gallons)

Edward Carter and James Myhre created The Point in 1980 and ran it for seven years. During that time The Hideaway Report named it “Hideaway of the Year” four times—never achieved by any other resort in the world then or since. It is also consistently voted at or near the top of every “best” list in the world, and it has maintained that reputation for the past 26 years! http://www.thepointresort.com

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