Oh dear!!! I had to laugh, but what a mess that must have been.
When a taught school a student got some fruit drink all over her new sweater. She was very upset and said that her mother would "kill" her. I didn't know what to do, but he secretary in the office did! That's how I found out that boiling water takes out fruit stains. I guess you couldn't use boiling water on your ceiling, but I was thinking that if I had this problem, I'd get one of those steamers like some irons have, and try that. My hot water is so hot that it works for me too.