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      Title: Austrian Plum Compote
 Categories: Austrian, Compotes
      Yield: 1 Batch
 
    800 g  Fresh plums; cut in half and
           -the pits removed
    1/4 l  Water
      1 ds Rum
    1/8 l  Red wine
    1/2    Orange; juice and rind of
      2 sm Cinnamon sticks
      1 ts Vanilla sugar
    150 g  Sugar
    1/2    Lemon; juice and rind of
 
  Prepare pieces of lemon and orange rind using a vegetable peeler.
  
  Caramelize the sugar.
  
  Add 1/3 of the plums.
  
  Pour in the red wine.
  
  Add rum, vanilla sugar, the juice and rind of the citrus fruits,
  cinnamon, and water.
  
  Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, remove rind and cinnamon, and run
  through a food mill.
  
  Add the remaining plums to the strained fruit sauce and simmer for
  another 10 minutes.
  
  Ladle into canning jars and set aside to cool.
 
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