Preserve of the rich

I have been busy making jams recently, mainly raspberry as my harvest has been bountiful (yes bountiful,not bootiful as Bernard Matthews would have said) and plum. I also saw a recipe for cassis which I'm keen to try as I have a stash of my blackcurrants languishing in the freezer waiting for processing. Another idea I had this year was to try raspberry vinegar, as I saw it mentioned in an article in one of the Sunday papers recently, I think this is an excellent alternative to the bolt standard method of preserving. One of the problems I have each year is the distinct lack of available jam jars. A jam making session can easily fill 5/6 jars, which has left me with a quandry and a pile of overripe fruit. So I looked into buying some in bulk as I'm probably going to use them each year now. When cruising the internet, I found Harrod horticultural do a good range of preserving jars and labels at very reasonable prices. They are well work looking at if you are interesting in that sort of thing! I especially like the new Padova flasks which is what I will be bottling my raspberry vinegar in (as shown)