On Jan 19, 4:25*am, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
> sf > wrote:
>
> -snip-
>
> >Losing the markings isn't anything new. *I don't know how old you
> >expect glass measuring cups to be, but my one quart measure lost its
> >markings at least 15 years ago and I've been using a permanent marker
> >ever since to indicate where the levels of 1 cup measures are in
> >approximate terms because nothing else is wrong with it.
>
> There's gotta be a market for a stick on label for our old glass
> measuring cups. * I managed to break my quart one a few years ago--
> but the 1 cup one had sharpie marks at the 1/4's- and I guess at the
> rest.<g> * * Not elegant-- but functional.
>
> I've got a wine bottle that has been in the dishwasher for months,
> getting power washed and sani-rinsed daily. * *The label shows no sign
> of wear. * If they can do that for a throw-away wine bottle, why not
> one for my measuring cup?<g>
>
> Jim
> [the wine bottle started out as an attempt to get the label off-- now
> it is just an experiment.]

Lighter fluid will remove that leftover glue- seriously