Cold Cherry Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups cold water
1 cup sugar
1 cinnamon stick
4 cups cherries, sour or sweet
1 tablespoon arrowroot
1/4 cup heavy cream (or sour cream)
1/2 cup red wine, dry

Preparation

Combine water, sugar, and cinnamon in saucepan; bring to a boil, and add cherries.
Partially cover& simmer for 35 minutes for fresh cherries, or 10 minutes for canned.
Remove cinnamon stick.
Mix arrowroot& 2 tabl.
cold water, then beat into soup.
Stirring constantly, bring almost to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 2 minutes, until clear and slightly thickened.
Add wine, and chill.