Cocktail: fluted ruby

Add good cheer--and a few antioxidants--to your next holiday event with pomegranate champagne cocktails. They couldn't be easier to prepare, so plan to mix a trayful at a time and enjoy.

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For each drink, place a sugar cube in a champagne flute and add two tablespoons of pomegranate juice. You can use bottled juice (look for the Pom Wonderful brand in neighborhood supermarkets; www.pomwonderful.com for locations) or fresh (press sliced pomegranate halves on a citrus juicer, then strain juice through cheesecloth).

Fill the flute the rest of the way with chilled sparkling wine and stir gently.

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