Chinese Plum Sauce

• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 pieces star anise
• ½ teaspoon whole b

Prepare for water-bath canning: Sterilize the jars and keep them hot in the canning pot, and put the flat lids in a bowl. (details.)

Put the cinnamon, star anise, peppercorns, and fennel seeds in a spice bag or several layers of cheesecloth and tie shut.

Put the bag and all the remaining ingredients in a wide, 6- to 8-quart p