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R.I.P. Sylvia Schur

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shorty63136
09/09/09

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I JUST polished off a can of Welch's Apple Cranberry juice no more than 15 seconds ago!

Thanks, Sylvia!
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randomnessish
09/09/09

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Whenever I tell people I've had a Clamato Bloody Mary (a Bloody Caesar), and liked it, people will ask what Clamato is. Normally the response to "tomato and clam juice...I know, shut up," after "ewww," is how anyone on earth ever came up with that combination. Now I can never ask her.
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NefariousNewt
09/09/09

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Clamato was a big success for Ms. Schur, but not everything she made was golden. A variant of Clamato called Clamidia, was not so successful.
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Lymed
09/09/09

@NefariousNewt a.k.a. General Awesomesauce: And don't forget the big Crab-Apple failure.
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Lymed
09/09/09

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Will the Canadian Jezebels be drinking Bloody Caesars tonight?
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Spaceman Bill Leah
09/09/09

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A Bloody Mary made with Clamato is called a Caesar or Bloody Caesar. According to the ever correct Wikipedia, it is also known as the Canadian National Cocktail. So, there's that.
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thecameralovesyou
09/09/09

@Spaceman Bill Leah: I just found out a couple of years ago that Caesar's are a Canadian thing and our neighbours to the south have Bloody Mary's. It blew my mind. I hate them both, mind you. Alcohol and clams? no thank you.

Cran-apple is amazing though.
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keldo
09/09/09

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Who amongst us has tried Clamato? I simply have not been able to do it.
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SomeAuthorGirl
09/09/09

@keldo: As also stated below, it makes an excellent Bloody Mary. Also makes excellent vodka and oyster shooters.

RIP, Ms. Schur.
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keldo
09/09/09

@SomeAuthorGirl: Nice! I will mix up a Clamato bloody Mary this evening and toast Sylvia Schur. She sounded like a powerhouse.
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Triphena
09/09/09

@keldo: I love it. If it wasn't so high in sodium I would probably drink it every day.
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tailfeather
09/09/09

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Clamato is divisive, but I fall firmly on the "pro" side as I can make a mighty fine bloody mary with the stuff. Thank you, Ms. Schur, for your important contribution to my cocktail repertoire. I'll try a chelada this weekend and toast in your honor.
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gherkinfiend
09/09/09

@tailfeather: I have been obsessed with Clamato since I was a child. My local supermarket stocked it and it seemed like the most glamorous thing ever in Ireland in the 80s.

I'm going to have to try one of these clam-charged Bloody Marys you speak of and fulfil a lifetime obsession!
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bananastand
09/09/09

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Dumb question....are there CLAMS in Clamato?
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BabyJane
09/09/09

@bananastand: I think it has a little bit of clam broth in it, but not clam pieces, however, I have to admit to never having tried it so I can't say for sure.
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bananastand
09/09/09

@BabyJane: For some reason I thought Clamato was a brand of straight-up clam juice for cooking purposes, not a tomato juice cocktail with clam essence for drinking. Huh.
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Zombies make the heart grow fonder
09/09/09

@bananastand: oh, no. People drink it straight up. My great-grandmother LOVED it. A bunch of my family still enjoys it from time to time and it smells like death.
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BabyJane
09/09/09

@bananastand: Because the base is made up of tomato juice, It's used a lot in Bloody Mary's, at least I've seen it done quite a bit here on the East Coast. (Maybe, it's a regional thing?) Straight clam juice ( a separate product) is also produced, but that's primarily used in place of fish stocks in soups and chowders.
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BabyJane
09/09/09

@BabyJane: This is straight up clam juice.
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andBegorrah
09/09/09

@BabyJane: And to make Caesars, which are disgusting. They're a Canadian thing, I believe.
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BabyJane
09/09/09

@andBegorrah: I'm with you on the disgusting part. I have an aversion to tomato juice on the whole, so the addition of clam broth to the mix doesn't exactly inspire me to try it.

ETA - I'm glad to know that there is a proper name for a Bloody Mary made with Clamato, I shall use it from now on to impress my brunch mates.
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CurtCole
09/09/09

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"Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks."
-Lin Yutang
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