Chilled Plum Soup

Description
Makes about six servings

Ingredients

 * 2 qt water
 * 1 cup sugar
 * 1 stalk cinnamon crushed
 * ½ tsp ground allspice
 * ½ tsp ground black pepper
 * 10 cups pitted and sliced red plums about 5½ lbs
 * ¼ cup cornstarch
 * ½ cup hot water
 * 1 cup dry red wine chilled
 * 1 cup heavy cream whipped
 * thinly sliced plums for garnish

Directions

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