Recipe - Plums In Port

8 pound Plums
3 cup Sugar
3 cup Water
3 tablespoon Slivered orange peel
2 Sticks cinnamon
2 cup Tawny port

Prick plums with sterilized needle to prevent bursting. Combine sugar,
water, orange peel and cinnamon sticks in a large sauce pot. Bring to a
boil. Reduce heat and simmer a few minutes. Add plums, a layer at a time
to heat through, about 2 minutes. Remove plums from syrup. Peel skins, if
desired. Pack hot plums into hot jars, leaving One half inch head space. Reheat
syrup to a boil. Remove from heat; discard cinnamon sticks. Stir in port.
Pour over plums, leaving One half inch head space. Remove air bubbles. Adjust
caps. Process 20 minutes in boiling water bath. Yield: about 3 quarts.

From: Ball Blue Book Shared By: Pat Stockett

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini