Puester wrote:
> 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

Thanks, Gloria. Those sound like good ideas.
Kate

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