9 January 2006 (Monday)
off the market
Well, it looks like my bag is back in business, and I thank you all for your suggestions. It turns out that the simplest solution may very well have been the best. At work, I wiped off most of the yogurt junk, rinsed a few parts of the lining here and there, and let the most-terribly-affected part of the bag air-dry under my desk. When I got home, I dumped the conents of the bag onto the floor and scrubbed away at the entire lining with clothing detergent and warm water, rinsed well, and propped it open to dry for a few days. Let me tell you, that lining is not sewn so as to be easily turn-out-able, which it why I'm concerned that maybe I didn't get all the icky stuff out. But the bag looks okay and smells okay, so I'm declaring it clean, for now.
If it shows any sign of funkiness later this week, though, I'm breaking out the baking soda and the Nature's Miracle.
Wonderful! Enjoy your like-new, clean bag. :)
I had a similar mishap, with a bottle of milk. Ew. What I can tell you worked with any lingering funky smell was keeping a few bounce fabric softener sheets in the bottom of the bag for a few weeks. Smelled like fresh laundry.
