Spiced Italian Plums (Prunes) In Port - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 lbs italian plums (sometimes called prune plums)
3 cups sugar
3 cups water
3 tablespoons orange rind, thinly slivered
2 cinnamon sticks
1 tablespoon whole cloves
2 cups tawny port

Preparation

Cut plums in half and remove pit. Combine sugar, water, orange peel, cinnamon sticks and cloves in a large 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.
Pack hot plums into hot pint jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
Repeat with remaining plums.
Reheat syrup to a boil. Remove from heat; discard cinnamon sticks. Stir in port.
Pour over plums, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. (add a few cloves and pieces of orange peel to each jar). Remove air bubbles. Adjust caps.
Process 20 minutes in boiling water bath.