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Show Page 23 December 24, 2003 (The (Limes Kellis Dont be a slob The holiday season means your social calendar is filling up quickly. While it can be stressful trying to work all of these into your busy schedule, try to imagine the stress on the person hosting the parties. One of the most important things is to know what to do when the inevitable sticky situations arise. If you find yourself hosting a party this year, here are a few tips to help you keep everything under control should your holi in the kitchen start to turn south. Dont miss your own party! Organization is essential for a successful host. If youre entertaining more than eight guests, ask your best pal to swing by a half an hour before the party kicks off to help with the last minute details. Breaks, Spills and Upsets. Its not a party until something is broken, so be prepared. Create a clean-ukit and keep it close at hand. Stock it with clean cloths, club soda, and with dustpan. It will make short work of the a whiskbroom day party clean-up- . Whoops! Not enough food. Nobody likes a stingy host, so make enough of the main course to serve half of the guests a second helping. If the table looks a bit bare, fill it in with last minute side dishes. Couscous cooks in one minute, prepackaged salad greens are a snap to serve and some good fresh bread always rounds out a meal. p stain-remov- Let them stain, let them stain, let them stain After the halls have been decked and the eggnog has been drunk, the presents under the tree are not all you are left with. Around this time, a gift many people can use is a batch of stain removal tips. Here are 12 tips for dashing through the stains: 12 Coffees Spilling Sponge or rinse stain prompt- - 'ingIecBeBs, :inglecbeh ly in cold water. Pretreat with liquid laundry detergent, launder using bleach that is safe for the fabric. Wash in Air dry. 8 Greasy Droppings Gently scrape off excess solids with a dull knife. Apply a small amount of liquid dish detergent to the underside of the soiled area, to break up the grease. Machine wash in the warmest water that the care label permits; if the the hottest water safe for the fabric. 11 Candy Canes Crumbling Rinse in warm water to dilute the stain. Wash in warm to hot water and dry as usual. 10 Eggnogs Splashing Rinse in cold water to dilute the stain. Soak up to 30 minutes with detergent, weighted with a towel to keep submerged. Wash in warm to hot water and air dry. 9 Lipsticks Smudging Scrape fabric stain with a dull knife. Use a solvent or pretreat with deter- stain still appears, repeat the process, as the toughest stains may require a little extra persistence. 7 Candles Dripping Scrape off the excess wax with a dull knife. Place the stain between paper towels and press with a warm iron from the back of the fabric. When all wax has been removed and ironed out, treat stain with a pretreatment solution or soak g ge nDVashinwarmvvmtr. Oh what fun it is for us to serve you every day! Merry Christmas and many, thanks. AMD i oral JU 1DAU.HR 7-1- Food 1 Nephi, Utah -- in detergent with the warmest water possible. Launder as usual. 6 Chocolates Melting Pretreat with a liquid laundry detergent or soak fabric in warm water and a detergent that contains enzymes. Difficult stains may require using bleach that is safe for the fabric. 5 Fruits Carefully remove any surface solids with a dull knife. Try t to immediately the affected area by rinsing with cold water to remove excess sugars. Apply a small amount of detergent directly on the stain before washing in the warmest water that is safe for the fabric. Add bleach or color-safbleach to the wash five minutes into the wash cycle, after the detergent has done its job. 4 Salsas Sliding Scrape off any excess salsa with a spoon or dull knife. Soak fabric in cold water and wash in the w'armest water possible for that fabric. spot-trea- liquid-chlorin- e e Today! $24 per year in Juab County. $30 per year elsewhere in the US. one-thir- d two-third- s cup of water. Repeat and sponge with clean water. 2 Sweaty Santas To remove antiperspirant, place the stain face down on a paper towel. Sponge the hack of the stain with a dry cleaning solvent. Let dry and rinse off. Rub on a paste of granular laundry detergent and water; Wash-in- - the hottest water safe for the fabric. And a sap drip from a pine tree Use a dry cleaning solvent and then wash in warm to hot water. Repeat if necessary. Seasons Eatings-an- d to all Wishing you glad tidings at this joyous time of year. Thanks for being so good to us. a good night! From page 22 With a song in our hearts, we wish you all a very, merry Christmas and a happy New Year. 491 North Main, Nephi White Brothers Trailer Sales 9 740 North Main, Nephi 623-185- CfcCt r Subscribe 3 Wines Wobbling Sprinkle salt on the stain as soon as possible to draw wine out of the fibers. Blot fabric with a solution of mild detergent and warm water. Then blot fabric with a mix of cup of white vinegar with Store 623-184- (Christmas 2003 t 1 Battery of batteries in fire because they could explode. Keep battery contact surfaces and bat terv compart ment contacts clean by rubbing them w ith a clean pencil eraser or a clean cloth each time you replace batteries. Doyles Diesel 1949 South Main, Nephi 623-062- 8 |