As if tomato juice wasn’t revolting enough, some marketing genius at Motts® decided that what people really want is a beverage consisting of tomato and clam juice!!
My brother is one of the approximately 17 people worldwide who actually consume this mephitic abomination. Two others would be my mother and father, both of whom are dead (coincidence?).
Anyway, he called me the other day to ask how long an opened bottle of this swill remains potable, as if this is one of the first things chemists learn in grad school. Since I don’t have a clue, I put it to you, my betters, in the hope that someone can answer this burning question: Just how long can a previously-opened bottle of clamato juice stay in the refrigerator before morphing into “Botulomato?”
What is the suggested shelf life of Clamato?
· We mark our bottles with a production code stating the day, place and time that they
are made. The production code is located either on the cap or shoulder of the bottle.
· WP20209 12:48 (or) T20209
· WP (or) T: Denotes where the Clamato was made
· 2: The last number of the year it was made, 2002
· 02: The month it was made, February
· 09: The day it was made, 09th
· 12:48: Is the time of day it was made
· Before Opening: We suggest using the Clamato within a 12 month period of time
from the production code date.
· After opening: We suggest using Clamato within a 2 to 3 week period of time.
Sadly, not true. Many Canadians are addicted to the “Bloody Caesar”, a Bloody Mary made with Mott’s Clamato juice rather than tomato juice. This is true to the point where it can be difficult to obtain a REAL Bloody Mary in this country. I’ve actually been asked if I’m from the States when I’ve ordered a Mary.
Now that you have your answer, I can’t help but be reminded of The Simpsons:
Homer : Now what do you have to wash that awful taste out of my mouth?
Vendor : Mountain Dew or crab juice.
Homer : Blecch! Ew! Sheesh! I’ll take a crab juice.
ok…“bloody” as in tomato juice, which is red, like blood.
“Caesar” as in clam juice, which, um,…comes from the sea…erm…and which, (furrows brow in thought)…borders Italy, and…let’s see…Italy’s capitol is Rome…and Julius Caesar used to be the Emperor!!!
Bloody Ceasers! By God, sir, if you impune the essential perfection of a finely crafted Bloody Ceaser I shall have to have my seconds call upon your seconds! Hrmph!
Few things make living on this planet more tolerable than a huge Bloody Ceaser with all the trimmings.
Ahhhhhh…
I heard from my brother-in-law (who taught me how to make them) That they were invented at Ceaser’s Palace, thus the name. Take that for what it’s worth.
I have swayed two hardened NYDopers over to the goodness that is the Caesar. Damned American bars tell me ‘we don’t serve salads’ when I’ve ordered it.
Many Albertans will drink beer with Clamato juice. Shut up, it’s goooood!
