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 ==
# In large non-aluminum soup pot, combine first five ingredients.
# Bring to boil; add plums.
# Simmer 30 minutes; strain through 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.
Category:Australian Soups
Category:Heavy cream Recipes
Category:Plum Recipes
Category:Red wine Recipes