Along with the outdoor fun that summertime brings comes the mess that it makes. But no need to let a little spilled ketchup get you down. Next time the second scoop of ice cream topples off your cone and onto your new blues, or a drip of mustard massacres a white t-shirt, you’ll be prepared. Here, your cheat sheet for removing the most common seasonal stain suspects.

---Grass
In a well-ventilated room, dab mineral spirits on a corner of the fabric. If it’s not adversely affected, flush the stain. (If it is, pretreat with a stain stick instead.) Let dry, then use a toothbrush to remove as much of the spot as possible. Then, test a bit of rubbing alcohol on a corner of the fabric. If it’s Ok, flush stain with a mix of 1 part water to 1 part alcohol. Let dry; launder.
Soda
Soak the stain immediately in cold water for a half-hour. Treat with a stain stick, then wash as usual.
Ketchup, BBQ sauce
Rinse in cold water immediately, then soak in a mix of 1 part liquid laundry detergent to 8 parts cool water for 10 to 15 minutes. Apply detergent to the stain; wash as usual. Still see it? Soak in white vinegar for 10 to 15 minutes.
Grill grease
Dishwashing detergent was made for grease! Rub some into the stain, rinse off in hot water, and repeat until the stain is gone.
Mustard
Test white vinegar on a hidden corner of the item, and if the fabric tolerates it, soak the stain in it for 10 to 15 minutes. (If not, use a stain stick.) Handwash it in a mix of dishwashing detergent and water, then launder.
Ice cream
Soak in warm water for 10 to 15 minutes, then treat immediately with a stain stick. Launder normally.
(Source:WomansDay.com)