Chilled Plum Soup Recipe from Australia with Red Wine and Cream

Ingredients

• 2 qt (1.89 liter) water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 stalk cinnamon , crushed
• 0.5 tsp ground allspice
• 0.5 tsp ground black pepper
• 10 cup pitted and sliced red plums , about 5.5 lb (2.49 kg)
• 0.25 cup cornstarch
• 0.5 cup hot water
• 1 cup dry red wine , chilled
• 1 cup heavy cream , whipped
• thinly sliced plums for garnish