Test your knowledge: Are you ready for the holiday season -- and all the stains that come along with it?
It's nearly time to deck those halls with boughs of holly -- but if past holidays prove anything, you should know that your first priority should be decking your cupboards with cleaning products. Stains are inevitable this time of year. From cranberry to eggnog to gravy and even the post-holiday cleanup of tree sap, there's always a trick to remove the stain. But do you know how? Test your knowledge and see how ready you are for this holiday season.
It's nearly time to deck those halls with boughs of holly -- but if past holidays prove anything, you should know that your first priority should be decking your cupboards with cleaning products. Stains are inevitable this time of year. From cranberry to eggnog to gravy and even the post-holiday cleanup of tree sap, there's always a trick to remove the stain. But do you know how? Test your knowledge and see how ready you are for this holiday season.
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Be Stain-Free During the Holidays
When crazy Aunt Gertrude knocks back a few glasses of red wine -- and one of them ends up on your freshly cleaned ivory carpet, what's the first thing you should do?
- Scrub at the stain with a clean towel.
- Spray on spot cleaner.
- Douse the stain with club soda or cold water.
- Blot as much liquid as possible.
The holidays are the best excuse to ditch your diet, but as delicious as butter tastes it's far from fabric friendly. So when you reach for a warm biscuit and little drops of butter cover your tablecloth, what should you do?
- Call the party off, send guests home and get to work with your best stain-removal techniques.
- Cover the stain with a spare plate and hope a good laundering the next evening will do the trick.
- Sprinkle some salt onto your mashed potatoes, and then onto the stain.
- Calmly remove the cloth from the table -- only a brief interruption of the meal -- and throw it in the laundry with a half cup of bleach.
For many, it's customary to offer guests a cup of coffee post meals. The thought of coffee spills on your upholstery can be frightening, but not for you! You know that all a coffee spill needs is:
- A little bit of water dabbed on the spill.
- A quick spray of upholstery cleaner and a light scrub.
- A nice throw blanket to cover the spot.
- A store-bought spot-removing pen.
The following holiday stains are impossible to remove:
- Cranberry sauce on a white, linen tablecloth.
- Turkey grease on cotton table linens.
- Both of the above.
- None of the above.
A basic bar of soap with water can often be a great pre-treatment when dabbed onto many water-based stains (wine, coffee and fruit sauces for instance). In which classic holiday movie does the lead find himself briefly