Cleaning my jug

[sequoia]

I've got an old brown jug that I picked up at garage sale. It had apparently had a corn cob for a cork and it had been pushed into the jug. It took me a while to get that out! Anyway now I have a jug of dubious cleanliness. What is the best way to get it clean enough for my next batch of pie!

 

[Swampman]

I'd wash it out with a Clorox solution and rinse it real good. Lots old potters used lead glaze. Something to think about.

 

[Birdman]

May sound crazy but dump several a them Denture cleaning tabs in there(Polident)n let er rip. Just don't cork it up as the pressure might pop the top LOL.

 

:grin: Because some of the glaze carried lead or maybe radio active glaze , a quick check with a metal detector and a giger counter would tell you if it is good. I have one with a crack, a plastic bag inflated in inside the jug solved all these problems, I found a fancy tea pot once that sent the giger counter off the scale..,no it didnt glow in the dark. Bob :thumbsup:

 

[musketman]

I found a fancy tea pot once that sent the giger counter off the scale..,no it didnt glow in the dark. Bob :thumbsup:

Was it yellowish green?

Uranium yellow was a common "earth" color before the bomb...

Uranium Glass Marbles:

 

[redhorse1955]

In the glass collection community that's called "Vaseline Glass". It has Uranium in it and will glow irridescent green under a blacklight. The common colors for Vaseline Glass are yellow and green [both will glow under blacklight].

I like the denture cleaning tablet idea for cleaning a jug.