French onion soup may also contain mustard, another staining ingredient.
French onion soup is a mouth watering concoction of onions, butter, broth, wine and cheese. Spilling any one of these items on your clothes can cause a nasty stain but, in combination, it's a recipe for disaster. The soup is typically quite greasy because of the butter and cheese so the stain requires special attention. Alternatives to commercial stain removers include washing soda, or sodium carbonate, white vinegar and lemon juice.
Instructions
1. Brush the soup ingredients off your gray shirt with a cool, damp sponge. Hold the other parts of the shirt up and away so the stain doesn't spread. Flush the stained area under cold water to loosen the stain.
2. Spray the stained area with a pre-wash enzyme stain remover. Enzyme removers are more effective in removing cheese stains. Since cheese and butter are quite greasy, allow the pretreatment to sit for up to two hours. If you don't have a commercial product on hand, use a paste of soap or detergent and water to pre-treat the stain. The longer a stain sits, the harder it will be to remove.
3. Check the label on your shirt for the hottest allowable wash temperature and wash it at that temperature. Also check the label to see if it is safe to use bleach on your shirt. Read the bleach instructions to make sure it is safe for all fabrics and to use on stains.
4. Hang your shirt to dry. Don't put it in the dryer because if you didn't get all of the stain, the dryer will set it, making it even harder to remove. If the stain is still there, purchase a dry cleaning fluid from the grocery store and apply it lightly to the stain.
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