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"   It doesn&amp;#039;t take long for a picture-perfect Thanksgiving table to be ruined by spots and stains. Here&amp;#039;s what to do when spills happen and how to salvage your cloth when the meal is over.  During Dinner Red Wine When a glass topples over, immediately grab some paper towels or an absorbent cloth and blot up as much of the liquid as you can. Wet another cloth with cold water and sponge the stain. Place a pad of dry paper towels on top of the stain (and one below it, if you can reach it easily) and cover with a serving dish to keep the blotting action going while you finish the meal. If it&amp;#039;s just a few drops of wine, sprinkle on some salt to help absorb them. Cranberry Sauce Gently scoop up any berries with a clean spoon. Try not to rub them into the cloth. Then, dab the stain with a cool, damp sponge. Once the cloth is off the table, pour a little rubbing alcohol onto the stain to help dissolve it and rinse. Turkey Gravy As with cranberry sauce, scrape up any gravy dribbles when you see them. Blot with a dry paper towel, or even use a piece of bread from the basket to help absorb the oil. That&amp;#039;s all you need to do during the meal.  Candle Wax Snuff out any candle as soon as you see wax starting to drip from the holder. Scrape off the hardened wax with your fingernail or a clean butter knife. Once the cloth is off the table, sponge colored wax spots with a dry-cleaning solvent, like Guardsman, to remove any excess dye. Sandwich any remaining stain between paper towels and press with a warm, dry iron, turning the towels as they absorb the wax.  Lipstick Cloth napkins are an elegant touch, but take a beating when used by lipstick-wearing guests. After dinner, place the stain face down on a paper towel and dab the back with a make-up remover wipe. Work the soapy liquid into the fabric to flush the lipstick onto the paper towel. Rotate the paper towel as it absorbs the color. After Dinner Apply a laundry pre-treater to all the stains. Our Good Housekeeping Research Institute favorite and 2008 Good Buy Award winner is Shout Advanced Gel. Then, fill your machine with cool water and add liquid detergent with enzymes and a stain-fighting laundry booster, like Oxi-Clean&amp;#039;s Max Force Power Paks. Soak the cloth for a few hours or even overnight. Afterward, wash it in the hottest water that&amp;#039;s safe for the fabric, adding chlorine or oxygen bleach, if needed. For help removing more stains from fabrics, carpeting, and upholstery, consult our online Stain Buster Tool. To see firsthand how we test detergents, stain removers and all the products we recommend, sign up for a Good Housekeeping Research Institute tour. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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