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" Red Wine: Right Away   Quickly blot with clean cloth before sponging with cool water, if safe for fabric. Another trick: Dab with white wine to neutralize red. If on carpet, cover with a pile of salt and let absorb overnight (cover pile with a small bowl to keep guests from tracking).  Red Wine: The Day After   For tablecloth or washable clothing: Rub a little laundry pre-spotter or liquid detergent into remaining stain; wash as usual with fabric-appropriate bleach.   For upholstery: If water-safe, sponge with 1 tablespoon hand dish-washing liquid mixed with 2 cups cool water; rinse and blot dry. If non-water-safe, use dry-cleaning solution, like Afta Dry Cleaning Solvent and Spot Remover from Guardsman ($6 for 8 ounces; 800-253-3957, guardsman.com).   For carpet: Vacuum salt, if used, then sponge mixture of 1 tablespoon each hand dish-washing liquid and white vinegar with 2 cups warm water. Apply and blot until stain disappears; rinse and blot dry.   For all: Unless non-water-safe fabric, try Wine Away Red Wine Stain Remover ($10 for eight ounces; 888-946-3292, wineaway.com). Candle Wax: Right Away  Wax is easier to remove once dry. Blow out candle and keep partying. Candle Wax: The Day After  For tablecloth or washable clothing: Gently scrape off as much hardened wax as possible. If colored candle, sponge drips with solvent-based dry-cleaning fluid (see &amp;quot;Red Wine&amp;quot;). Place paper towels over and under stain and press with warm iron, replacing towels often until no more wax is absorbed. Rub in liquid laundry detergent, then wash in warm or hot water, adding chlorine or oxygen bleach.   For upholstery and carpet: Follow same steps as above, except for laundering; for carpet, fluff fibers when done. Chocolate: Right Away   Scoop up any melted chocolate with spoon to keep it from soaking in more.  Chocolate: The Day After   For tablecloth or washable clothing: Apply laundry pre-spotter and work into stain with fingers. Launder in hot water with fabric-safe bleach.   For upholstery: Sponge with dry-cleaning solvent (see &amp;quot;Red Wine&amp;quot;) or, if safe for fabric, 1 tablespoon hand dish-washing liquid mixed with 2 cups cool water. Sponge with cold water to rinse; blot dry.   For carpet: Sponge with dry-cleaning solvent, then use same solution as for upholstery, but with warm water. Rinse and blot dry \u2014 or better yet, leave to a pro. Cranberry Sauce: Right Away  Scrape up excess with a spoon and sponge with cool water, if safe for fabric.  Cranberry Sauce: The Day After   For tablecloth or washable clothing: Soak stain for 15 minutes in a mixture of 1 tablespoon white vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon liquid laundry detergent, and 1 quart cool water. Rinse. Sponge with rubbing alcohol, if necessary, then launder, using bleach if needed.   For upholstery: If water-safe, sponge with 1 tablespoon white vinegar mixed with 2/3 cup rubbing alcohol. Sponge with cold water to rinse, then blot dry. For non-water-safe fabric, use dry-cleaning solvent (see &amp;quot;Red Wine&amp;quot;).  Gravy: Right Away   Scrape off as much as you can to contain spill. If tablecloth has multiple stains, after dinner apply laundry stain remover and soak overnight in washing machine filled with warm water, enzyme detergent, and fabric-safe bleach. Gravy: The Day After   For tablecloth or washable clothing: For soaking tablecloth, drain washer next morning; launder in hottest water possible, adding bleach if necessary. If not soaking, apply laundry prewash product to stain and launder in hottest water safe.   For upholstery or carpet: Sponge with dry-cleaning solvent until stain disappears; blot dry. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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