yup - red wine is something to be savoured - never to be used for "cleaning"

lotti wrote: I understood that originally it refered to if you had been bitten by a rabid dog, you needed some of the hairs of the same dog to be used as a treatment to avoid getting rabies - how I don't know, I doubt that it would have worked anyway.

Lotti, I am pleased to hear that you wouldn't pour red wine on a red wine stain - that would be compound alchol abuse!

ritzy wrote:
Often used when referring to a hangover... To cure a hangover, you need some hair of the dog that bit you... I.e. alcohol.

To get sticky sticker leftovers off a surface, use sticky tape...

To clean an iron with a starch build up, use a liquid starch solution...

Bet there are lots of places this applies to...
The most known and probably most important would be vaccinations, though there you get the hair if the dog before the bite... Hmm
But homeopathic medication is certainly based on that, as the treatment is made up of minuscule amounts of the poison or whatever that caused the illness.

Of course I wouldn't suggest pouring red wine on a red wine stain...

OK ladies, what in the world does "hair of the dog that bit you" mean?

Sue, just generic, fragrance free, fabric softener sheets(they have to be used so they don't leave residue on the pressing board. I have a travel iron that I use and it does not have teflon on it.

rehak wrote:
Yes ma'am!

gynconnie wrote:
Soleplate is metal...no more teflon for me!

anne1 wrote:
That's how I I'd cleaned my iron before this morning. This was sooo much easier!

Connie, what kind did you use? I've been using Rowenta's cleaner lately & it works well, unlike their irons

I should ask the same of Ritzy, I've never been successful with dryer sheets.

Sherry, was your soleplate metal or Teflon? I ruined a (fortunately cheap!) iron recently by using hot iron cleaner on the burnt on starch mess on the Teflon soleplate. :shock:

I run my hot iron over a used fabric softener sheet. Works well.

Sherry thanks for this tip, I will definitely try it next time. I think it took me about half an hour to clean my iron last week. You would think I would learn to use an ironing cloth.

Sharon Schamber has a hint on You Tube about cleaning your iron, she uses Mr Clean Magic Eraser or you can use something similar.
There are a lot of hints on You Tube about cleaning gunk off your iron...hope this helps.
Anne

Guess it's a little "hair of the dog that bit you".

Nancy