dessertspoonful

[ dih-zurt-spoon-fool ]

/ dɪˈzɜrt spunˌfʊl /

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noun, plural des·sert·spoon·fuls.

as much as a dessertspoon can hold: 2½ fluid drams.

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Origin of dessertspoonful

First recorded in1870–75; dessertspoon + -ful

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While hot put in a small lump of butter and a dessertspoonful of salt.
Holiday Stories for Young People|Various
Fry in very hot grease using about a dessertspoonful of batter for each cake.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping|Elizabeth Hale Gilman
Pour over the above, one cup warm water in which one level dessertspoonful of soda has been dissolved.
Stevenson Memorial Cook Book|Various
Drop this batter on lightly buttered pans in round cakes, having about a dessertspoonful in each cake.
Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes and Home Made Candy Recipes|Miss Parloa

When almost cold, add a dessertspoonful of vanilla and a tablespoonful of brandy.
Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes and Home Made Candy Recipes|Miss Parloa