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Removing Cherry Stains - Tip of the Day

by Monika Bartyzel, Posted Sep 2nd 2009 @ 9:00AM

Cherries are lusciously red, but they also stain devilishly if they explode anywhere but in your mouth.


bowl of cherries
Cherries in a bowl.
Photo: Rennett Stowe, Flickr
With all of the cherries hitting farmers markets and grocery stores, it's tempting to dive in head first. But, such abandon can be dangerous for your textiles.

The best way to erase that dark cherry stain from your clothing is to dab it with water and then lemon juice -- a tried-and-true duo.

If it gets on other surfaces, threatening to stick around for a long, long time, HowStuffWorks has a comprehensive list outlining cleaning tactics for other surfaces, from carpet to marble.

Filed Under: Tip of the Day
Tags: cherries, cherry stains, CherryStains, lemon juice, LemonJuice, removing stains, RemovingStains, stain remover, StainRemover

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