Smoky Bacon Bloody Mary

SMOKY BACON BLOODY MARY

1 1/2 oz. bacon flavored vodka
4 oz. tomato juice
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 to 2 dashes of hot sauce
Juice of half a lemon
1/2 tsp. dried ground horseradish
1 slice of cooked bacon
1 celery stalk
A sprinkle of seasoned salt and fresh ground black pepper
Various pickled vegetables, if desired

Fill a shaker with some ice. Add remaining ingredients and give it a good shake. Pour it into a seasoned salt-rimed glass and garnish with a piece of cooked bacon, a celery stalk and your favorite pickled vegetables. Makes 1 cocktail.

*Betty Crocker