 We're smack dab into the holiday season. It's one of my favorite times of year. And that usually means that you get a little more company and maybe you do a little bit more entertaining than you normally do. And one thing that that means for me is a special little beverage to serve when my company comes. Years ago, I was at a wine tasting and the wine expert says, whenever someone comes to your house, immediately give them a bubbly drink and it'll put a huge smile on their face. So I've always kept that in mind and it really does seem to work. So I'm going to show you a nice little bubbly beverage that you can serve to your company when they come to your house. I've already done a few things ahead of time and the first thing I did was make a simple syrup and simple syrup is just a mixture of equal parts sugar and water that you cook so that the sugar dissolves. But I also added two cinnamon sticks and some fresh ginger root that I peeled and sliced in some pretty thin slices. And then I let it cool. It's completely cool right now. So I'm just going to strain it to get the cinnamon sticks and the ginger out. And I've got my liquid. So that's one thing you need to do ahead of time. And the simple syrup will last in your refrigerator for at least a week, but you'll find many more ways to use it. You can stir it into your oatmeal, put it into your tea. Oh, and a little trick when you bake special cupcakes for the holiday season before you frost them, brush them with a little bit of the simple syrup and it will keep your cupcakes moist and they'll last a lot longer. So anyway, we've got the simple syrup. And then I also made a little bit of cinnamon sugar. And to do that, I simply mixed half cup sugar with two tablespoons of cinnamon. I like to serve this sparkling drink in a stemmed glass because it stays cold longer because people will hold onto the stem rather than to the cup and that heat from your hands won't warm up your drink. So I put a little bit of orange, fresh orange around the rim of the glass. I'll dip it into the cinnamon sugar just to put a nice little edge on that glass. And then I'm going to pour in, I think I'll pour in just a couple tablespoons of my ginger cinnamon simple syrup. Can put that right into the bottom of the glass. And then some sparkling cider. And I'm just going to, I don't know maybe use about a cup. There we go. I'm going to give it a little bit of a stir to mix in that simple syrup. And I've got an orange wedge that I'm going to garnish it with. I'm Sue Dodin sharing good food for Good Life 365. Cheers.