"'I was looking for a different beverage to serve when I remembered a tomato drink If sampled in New Guinea,' writes Dorothy Anne Schultz, from Dallas, Oregon. 'I experimented until I came up with this spicy concoction. It's delicious hot or cold anytime of the day. If you're watching your salt, use reduced sodium tomato juice and skip the salt.'"

• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 (46 ounce) can tomato juice