Champagne Lemonade - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
3 cups water
1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice
1 (750 ml) bottle champagne or (750 ml) bottle sparkling wine
lemon slice

Preparation

Put sugar and 1 cup water into a small saucepan and brin to a boil. Cook for 1 minute until sugar has dissolved. Turn off heat and allow sugar syrup to cool.
In a pitcher, combine cooled syrup with lemon juice and remaining 2 cups of water and mix well. Fill a Champagne flute halfway with the lemonade and top with champagne. Garnish with a lemon slice.