My wife came in with two dish towels. “Look at this. These towels have stains that just won’t come out.” Exasperation was etched into her face. “How can we get these out?”
“Have you tried Mom’s stain remover?”
She brightened. “I didn’t think of that.”
I got out the ‘recipe’. Mom didn’t come up with it but passed it on to us. Mom got it from Hints from Heloise when it was published in the Pittsburgh Press, the evening paper Mom used to get.
Collecting and mixing the ingredients, I used a toothbrush, as directed, and scrubs the spots for about five minutes each. Then I let the stain remover soak a bit and scrubbed more. Presto. After rinsing and drying in the sun, the stains were gone.
Michael Seidel, writer 
I enjoyed reading Hints from Heloise too. She wrote some great articles. I’m glad to see that you got a chance to “road-test” one of them.
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We’ve been road-testing this one for years. Funny but it’s on a small post-it note in a kitchen utility drawer. We also know exactly where it is. Cheers
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