SPARKLING LEMONADE

SPARKLING LEMONADE 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 2 cups lemon juice 1 bottle champagne (about 3 cups) or sparkling juice Combine sugar and water in a saucepan over medium and whisk until clear making a simple syrup. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Combine simple syrup, lemon juice and whisk in champagne. Serve chilled. NOTES Be sure to chill your champagne before making the cocktails. Use freshly squeezed lemon juice for the freshest tasting cocktail, don't use the bottled stuff. Sugar rim the glass by either dipping it in water and then the sugar, or rub a little lemon juice around the rim and then dip it.