"Hair of the dog" is a colloquial expression that has come to mean if you have had too much to drink and have a hangover, that if you drink more alcohol, you'll feel better. Never worked for me. So if starch is burned on your iron, then starch can fix it. I think once upon a time there was a practice that if a rabid dog bit you, if you put the hair of that dog on the bite, you'd be ok. I doubt that worked either.

i think (sure) you need to try it before you finish the bottle

Or you could switch to a clear liquor...like gin. Tonic is clear too!

PosyP wrote:
Lucky me I had some terrible white stuff on habd the last time this happened and everyone was glad to see it go! Your right it is ashame to waste good wine but on the other hand if you are saving a fine carpet it could be worth the investment.

Look just have red carpets - then it won't show I still say it is alchol abuse - spilling it rather than drinking it Unless you are into quaffing rather than drinking (quaffing = a bit like drinking but you spill more )

beckyezra wrote:
You are right about the red wine stain. I've put it to test more than once.

red wine stane you pore white wine on it!!! leave it for a while and then put a rug on it and suck the wine. och, i hope it is clear.
but it works!!!

tnx for the tip cleaning the iron! yuppie yeee

ritzy wrote:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hair_of_the_dog

I had often heard of the hair of the dog, and related it to alcohol. The posts also reminded me of bubble gum when I was waaay younger. When the bubble popped and stuck to my lips I would use the rest of the chewed gum to get it off. Gross, but it is what a kid would do.

Irons are such a nuisance. They just need cleaning or need to visit the dump on a regular basis. My favorite dry iron from The Country Store finally gave up the ghost. The new one isn't as slick as the old one, but still heats to hotter than the blazes.

My daughter had a stainless steel bottomed Shark (I believe) that was covered in gunk. I asked her if she cleaned it. She said she didn't know how. It came clean in 5 minutes.

suehenyon wrote:
Susan, I really threw caution to the wind. First I used Fabricraft Hot Iron Cleaner, and when that didn't get it all off, I tried a Bo-Nash Iron Clean sheet. Eventually got the starch off, but by then half the Teflon was gone too...so glad it was a $10 iron! Made it an easy decision to trash it.

People here suggest that if you are hungover from too much alcohol that you have a 'hair of the dog' to settle the stomach. In other words have another drink to cure the hangover. i don't think it really works but if you have enough drinks then you might forget about your hangover! Not that I would ever do that.

ritzy wrote:
Ditto?