Clean House Wednesday: Easy Stain Removal Tip

by: Anne Shirley

There was a day when cows romped freely in cabbage patches. It could have simply been avoided if their owners took the time to repair fences, or lock the stubborn jersey cows in their stalls. However, the cows still got out, some way or another, resulting in chasing cows through muddy potato fields, whether or not you're in you're coveralls or crisp, ivory dress. There was always the same result on either garments, a stain that would take an enormous amount of scrubbing to remove it.
Unfortunately for the ivory dress, the stain would become a permanent stain, because once white gets dirtied, it will never look the same again. Besides, scrubbing would completely ruin the fabric! And as for the coveralls, all that scrubbing would wear a hole, and you'll need to patch it (with a piece of the ruined ivory dress, perhaps?).
Had the ladies of Avonlea known the secret to removing even the most persistent stain, they would have had an easier go on the clothes, to be sure!
The secret stain remover is plain yogurt. Cover the stain with yogurt and let dry overnight. Wash the garment the next day. So simple, yet effective! However, you must be careful with some delicate, color treated fabric because then the yogurt itself will make a stain.
I hope that this article was of help to you readers!