dessertspoonful
Americannoun
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Origin of dessertspoonful
First recorded in 1870–75; dessertspoon + -ful
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They were easier to swallow because they lacked liver's surfeiting taste, and a dessertspoonful in water or tomato juice once a day was sufficient for health.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ingredients—A few ripe tomatoes.Equal quantities of oil and vinegar.1 dessertspoonful of chopped parsley.Pepper and salt.
From The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience by Harrison, Mary
Let this boil for twenty minutes more and add, before taking up, 2/3 of a teacup of sweet cream, in which has been stirred a dessertspoonful of corn starch.
From The Cookery Blue Book by First Unitarian Society of San Francisco. Society for Christian Work
Ingredients—1 haddock.3 tablespoonfuls of bread-crumbs.1 dessertspoonful of finely-chopped parsley.1 teaspoonful of dried and powdered herbs.Pepper and salt.Part of an egg, or a little milk, to bind the stuffing.
From The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience by Harrison, Mary
Ingredients—1 dessertspoonful of bread-crumbs.2 mackerel.Half a shalot, chopped finely.1 teaspoonful of finely-chopped parsley.� teaspoonful dried and powdered herbs.� oz. of butter or dripping.Pepper and salt.
From The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience by Harrison, Mary
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