In article >, Lyn Murray
> wrote:

> I've been using standard Avery address labels for years - 2.5 inch by 1 inch
> and I put them on the jar itself. I use Word and Avery template # 5160.
>
> To get them off - pour a little boiling water over them for 15-30 seconds
> and the labels peel right off with no residue. If they have been run
> through the dishwasher with the labels on, soak them in hot water, peel off
> what you can and remove the rest with a plastic scrubber.

Lee Valley sells water soluble labels. Wash the jar and the label
dissolves.

<http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=52558&cat=2,2120,33279>

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