Lemon-Olive Meatball Appetizers

1 pound ground beef
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup cheddar cheese grated
12 olives minced
1/4 green bell pepper chopped fine
1 cup soft bread crumbs
1/2 cup milk
1 egg beaten
12 bacon slices *see note

Partially cook bacon, keeping it from curling.
Mix all ingredients except bacon. Shape into 12 balls. Wrap a bacon slice around each ball; fasten with a toothpick. Arrange in baking dish. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven for about 40 minutes, turning once or twice.