Tis the season for making jam!
I do love a bit of blackberry jam making. However, my local hedgerows are still looking green rather than black with fruit so it will be a little while before I get my fingers sticky with blackberry juice. Looking back on last year's jam post it seems autumn came sooner as I was producing jam pots in the first week of August.
But I have put my fruit ripening waiting time to good use and created a sheet of jam jar labels and tags for you to download and print.
Simply download the pdf, print out on A4 recycled paper or card and fill in the blanks. Stick the labels on the jars with double-sided sticky tape or thread a tag on a piece of ribbon and tie round the lid. Whether your tasty pots are for you to enjoy or to gift to others, your jars will as pretty as the sticky stuff they hold.
Download Jam jar labels and tags
I confess that I used bought jars of jam as models as I have yet to be able to make my own but rest assured, that day will come! If you haven't made jam before I strongly recommend you give it a go. There's something so satisfying about turning a bowl of fruit (especially if it was picked from your local hedgerows) into jars and pots of delicious preserve. I was quite pleased with how my batch turned out last year so if you want to take a look at the recipe I used, it's here.
Do you have any top tips for jam making? What's your favourite flavour?








