Okay, I did get most of the labels off, many looked like paper but were actually that mylary stuff. Hot water plus peel with a knife got those except for residue. Now there's one persistent eyetalian paper label that will require some elbow work. Then it's on to the fumy stuff for the residue, tomorrow after all the other dang chores get done.
Khandu, no lie about the Pearl! One time we did some inadvertent swimming off a raft on a lovely summers day, before we knew about the animal rendering plant upstream. Got sick for a few days. So maybe I should just dangle the bottles off the Swingin' Bridge!