Champagne Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups lemon juice
1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice
1 cup apricot nectar
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail (either red \"or\" white)
3 cups apple juice
2 cups pineapple juice
2 liters ginger ale
2 bottles champagne
mineral water, frozen in an 8 inch ice ring (the distilled water will freeze crystal clear whereas other water won't)
cherries (optional)
citrus slices (add to ring before it freezes thru.) (optional)

Preparation

Boil sugar and water for 1 minute.
Cool.
Add all the juices and stir.
Chill and pour over ice ring/block.
At the last minute, add ginger ale and champagne.