Strawberries And Champagne

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups water
• 2 pints strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced
• 1 (750 ml) bottle pink champagne, chilled
• fresh mint sprig, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 squeeze lemon juice (should be 2-3 tbsp) into a cup and set aside.
• 2 in a saucepan, combine sugar and water and bring to a boil; stir often, until sugar is dissolved, then set aside to cool.
• 3 add the lemon juice to the cooled water/sugar mixture. stir in the sliced strawberries and toss to coat well.
• 4 cover and chill for about 2 hours (so berries sweeten), tossing every 20 minutes.
• 5 after chilling time; divide berries among 6 champange glasses.
• 6 pour chilled pink champagne over top.
• 7 garnish with mint sprigs.
• 8 give a toast and enjoy!