Raspberry Ripples

December is raspberry month where we live.  This year our canes are covered in flowers, abuzz with hard-working bees.  It will be a bumper crop, ready for picking in a few weeks. 

As usual I've collected an assortment of jars in readiness for jam-making.  In truth, raspberry jam is the only jam I know how to make.  Some of it will be eaten straight from the pot smeared on crusty white bread or warm buttered toast.  Several jars will be given to family and friends and the rest will be pushed far back into the pantry to be enjoyed on cold winter mornings.

In the past I've not bothered much with labelling but these jars of beautiful dark glistening fruit deserve a little attention.  Here is my label design for December 2010: