Chilled Plum Soup

Ingredients

 * 2qt water
 * 1cup Sugar
 * 1stk Cinnamon crushed
 * 1/2tsp ground Allspice
 * 1/2tsp ground Black Pepper
 * 10cup pitted and sliced Red plums about 51/2lbs
 * 1/4cup Cornstarch
 * 1/2 cup hot water
 * 1 cup Dry Red Wine chilled
 * 1cup Heavy Cream whipped
 * thinly sliced plums for garnish

Directions

 * In large non-aluminum soup pot, combine first five ingredients.
 * Bring to boil; add plums. Simmer 30minutes; strain thru fine sieve.
 * Discard solids.
 * Mix cornstarch with cold water to make slurry (thin paste).
 * Beat slurry into hot soup, stirring constantly.
 * Continuing to stir, bring soup back to boil, them remove from heat.
 * Chill.
 * Just before serving, stir in wine.
 * Top each serving with spoonful of whipped cream, thinly sliced plums.

Makes about six servings.