So I'm sipping a freshly brewed cup of Glenn's latest brew for the Harvest blend. I'm enjoying my view of the Green Mountains, scanning the local paper for news, when my motor skills fail me for no apparent reason and I spill my cup of coffee all over my shirt and lap! It's not even Monday, yet these are the only clothes I have here at the roastery for the rest of the day.
You've been there right? I'm guessing any coffee lover has suffered the ravages of leaky travel mugs, loose fitting lids or (like me), your own clumsiness. So I figured a quick lesson on removing coffee stains from your clothes might be welcome.
Let's start with synthetic fabrics. The first thing you need to do is blot up as much of the coffee stain as you can with a clean cloth- don't rub! Then you need to presoak it in a mixture of warm water, dishwashing detergent and white vinegar for about 15 minutes. I find that, with a quart of water, about a ½ teaspoon of the detergent and a full teaspoon of the vinegar works. Rinse well and dab on some rubbing alcohol. Toss in the laundry as soon as you can.
For cotton and linen I follow the same routine, but omit the vinegar. (If the stain is still there use an enzyme presoak product.) I've heard that folks who drink cream in their coffee use different methods, but this is what works for my black cup o' Joe. I've also read that you can attach these natural fabrics to a bowl with a rubber band and just pour boiling water over them, but that sounds like a recipe for disaster for someone who couldn't keep a single cup of coffee upright to begin with!
Now that I'm dry and stain free, I guess it's back to bagging beans of gourmet coffee. (Not a bad way to spend the day.)
Until our next cup,
Sandy Riggen
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