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Show 0UOUSEHOLD illlflTSfffi Candy stains, except chocolate, will usually yield to hot water, Cleaning fluid is a better bet on chocolate. Or, peroxide, if the fabric fab-ric is white. A good part of ironing-board fatigue is traceable to the feet. If you're going to iron for any length of time, give yourself a rubber mat, an old pillow or a doubled-up rug to stand on. Or, better still, get a stool to sit on. If wine is spilled on the tablecloth, table-cloth, sprinkle salt on it immediately. im-mediately. After it dries, if the cloth is linen, flush the spot with boiling water. Launder other washables in water that's as hot as it can safely be. Sponge non-washables non-washables with a damp cloth. After you've washed an ironing-board ironing-board cover, put it back on the board while it's still damp, it will shrink up some and be smooth and tight. Always use cold water first on egg stains; hot water may "set" the stain. Soak washables a good long time in clear cold water, then launder with warm soapy water. On non-washables, let the stain dry until you can scrape most of it off with a dull knife. The remains re-mains can be removed with cleaning clean-ing fluid. |