Someone needs to teach the meat packer one might put maple syrup ON bacon, but it IS NOT part of the curing process. And WTF with the celery seed powder???!

I guess it's just a tiny bit to make it taste stronger.

The celery powder is used to reduce cholesterol...in the bacon? Maybe they should have fed it to the pigs, it would work better.

Celery powder, made by dehydrating, concentrating, and grinding down the green-stalked veggie, has a powerful ability to season, color, preserve, and disinfect cured meats.

Processing Meats with Celery Powder

I cook mine in the oven pressed between two pans. It doesn’t curl as much and less mess.