This has been sitting near the entrance to our neighborhood for 2 days now. At first there was a futon frame and this mattress. Then, today, I saw that the frame had been taken, but the mattress and this sign remained. The sign is what caught my eye. (See below)
I wanted to rush back home and get a marker, so I could add, "did you try getting the blood out with cold water, cuz hot water will set that type of stain".
Anyways, we have an entirely different type of stain happening in our home these days. Berry and rhubarb stains. Earlier this week it was rhubarb sauce on my daughter's white shirt. Later that same day, it was blueberry vinaigrette on my other daughter's placemat.
Then tonight at dinner, it was rhubarb-blackberry sauce on my husband's placemat, and on my first daughter's shirt (yes, again with the shirt, and no, the placemat and shirt stain tonight did not happen in the same accident). Clearly, we need help with our eating, or perhaps bibs for all of us!
But this brings me to -- do you know how to get berry and rhubarb stains out? My mom taught me this trick, and now I'm teaching it to my kids.
I was going to rub some berries onto my shirt, so that I could demonstrate how well this trick works. But my family, being the obliging bunch that they are, took the initiative and stained some fabric for me.
Here's how to get those berry and rhubarb stains out.
Stretch the fabric over a medium-sized bowl. Bring about a cup of water to a boil. Slowly pour the boiling water through the fabric, right onto the stain. Now, watch as that stain disappears right before your eyes.
This is the rhubarb-blackberry stain on my husband's placemat. In the center of the photo is the stained spot, about 3/4-inch in diameter.
My husband is pouring the boiling water directly onto the stain. You can see it fading as the water pours through the fabric.
Here is the placemat after the boiling water has been poured onto the stain. It always amazes me how well this works. If any stain remains at all, I'll just leave the fabric sitting in the hot water for an hour or so, then launder.
And for the guy who left his futon at the entrance to my neighborhood, try soaking the fabric in cold water, rub with a little detergent. Then dab with some hydrogen peroxide. Gets those blood stains right out.
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