Ingredients

• 6 slices bacon
• 1 1/2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• Juice of 3 lemons (about 1/2 cup), plus 1 wedge for the glasses
• 1 tablespoon celery salt, plus more to taste
• 8 cups clam-tomato juice (such as Clamato)
• 1 cup vodka
• 1/4 cup prepared horseradish
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• Freshly ground pepper

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lay the bacon on a wire rack set over a foil-lined baking sheet; brush the bacon with maple syrup. Bake until crisp, 20 to 25 minutes. Set aside.
2. Run the lemon wedge around the rims of 6 glasses. Put the celery salt on a plate and dip the rims of the glasses in the salt to coat.
3. Combine the clam-tomato juice, lemon juice, vodka, horseradish and Worcestershire sauce in a pitcher and stir well. Season with celery salt and pepper. Fill the prepared glasses with ice, then add the cocktail and the maple bacon.
4. Photograph by David Malosh