How do I clean up a spilled drink on carpet so ants don't come?

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

1. 1
   drying it up manually
2. 2
   Using enzyme cleaners
3. 3
   Buying a piece of linoleum flooring to cover the carpet inside a playpen
4. 4
   Using a mailed subscription real-grass patch tray system
5. 5
   Putting the rug in a home washing machine anyway
6. 6
   Treating with hydrogen peroxide, Miss Mouths spray, or an OxiClean paste
7. 7
   Using a hose or power washer with mild detergent
8. 8
   Taking the rug to a laundromat with a commercial-sized washer
9. 9
   Soaking the stain with kosher salt followed by vacuuming and Spot Shot

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.