Remove water stains with mayonnaise
What happened: Someone ignored your fancy coasters and put a sweaty, icy glass of mineral water right smack on your best wooden table, creating a nasty white ring on the wood.
What to do: Glop a good-sized scoop of mayonnaise right on the ring.
I’ve seen warnings that you shouldn’t leave it too long, but when I tried wiping it up in less than 10 minutes, it didn’t work and I had to reapply. I forgot about it for more than a half-hour, and when I went to wipe it off, no unsightly ring!
