Summertime Peaches or Figs in Spiced Sauterne Wine

A delicious, simple ending to a summer meal. From a delightful little cookbook 'Sugar Pie & Jelly Roll: Sweets from a Southern Kitchen' by Robbin Gourley.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup  dry  sauterne
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1  dash cinnamon
• 1  dash  crushed clove
• 12  medium  whole figs, stems on (or three medium peaches, peeled and sliced)

Directions

1. In a small saucepan, heat together sauterne, sugar, and lemon juice.
2. Cook, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Do not boil. Stir in spices.
3. Put the figs or peaches in a deep bowl and pour the wine mixture over them.
4. Macerate in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
5. Divide fruit between bowls, pouring the wine mixture over them. Garnish with a sprig of thyme or mint.