Kate Connally wrote:

> Also, I have another bottle which is a tall think bottle
> with a bale top. A friend gave it to me as a gift with
> homemade flavored olive oil (some sort of herbs in it
> as I recall). She painted stuff on the outside of the bottle
> and I would really like to be able to keep it and possible
> re-use it for something. The trouble is that I didn't use
> up the olive oil fast enough and it got moldy (due no doubt
> to the herbs not having been "sterilized" somehow). So I
> have the same problem as with the milk bottle only worse
> because the opening is even tinier.
>
> So what do y'all think?
>


Before trying anything stronger, I'd try vinegar. The
denture stuff should work
well, also, but it's not cheap. If you have access to a
chemistry lab, Alconox works
well for cleaning glass, also. Be careful not to mix any of
these chemicals together
unless you really know what you are doing.

If you think either bottle needs "scouring", the usual
recommendation is to use
a tbsp. of uncooked rice grains and swish them around
vigorously.

If you use bleach, which would kill any remaining mold
spores, use a solution of
bleach and water and rinse it out thoroughly.

If the cloudiness is etched onto the glass, you won't be
able to get rid of it.

gloria p