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Cleaning Matters January/February 2009
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Don't Cry over Spilled Milk!
A day set aside for concentrating on the bright side of things

Some unidentified person with a bright outlook on life designated February 11th as Don’t Cry over Spilled Milk Day. It’s a day to be optimistic, think positive, look on the bright side, and to find something good in everything that happens. It’s the perfect antidote for the winter doldrums.

And what could be a more appropriate way for kids and grown-ups alike to toast the day than with a glass of milk? And if the real milk takes a spill, Nancy Bock, Vice President of Education at The Soap and Detergent Association, offers some tips for getting stains out of clothes and table linens.

  • Milk: Pretreat or soak, using an enzyme laundry product that's safe for the fabric. For new stains, soak for at least 30 minutes; for older stains, soak for several hours. Launder in the hottest water that’s safe for the fabric.
  • Chocolate milk: Pretreat with a prewash stain remover that's safe for the fabric. Launder. If the stain remains, launder again, using the type of bleach that’s safe for the fabric.

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