dessertspoonful
Americannoun
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dessertspoonfuls
plural
Spelling
See -ful.
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
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—The yolks of 2 eggs.1 wineglass of sherry.1 dessertspoonful of castor sugar.
From The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience by Mary Harrison
Ingredients—2 yolks and 3 whites of eggs.1 dessertspoonful of castor sugar.A little flavouring essence.
From The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience by Mary Harrison
Take 1 dessertspoonful of curry powder, 1 of flour, a quarter of a pint of cream, a little onion, and a slice of apple, chopped, half a teaspoonful of lemon juice.
From 365 Luncheon Dishes A Luncheon Dish for Every Day in the Year by Anonymous
This medicine should be given in dessertspoonful doses at intervals of not more than an hour.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Spoon dessertspoonfuls of meringue on the trays spaced well apart and top each with a good pinch of coconut.
From The Guardian ● May 18, 2012
Give this warm in dessertspoonfuls every five minutes.
From Papers on Health by Edward Bruce Kirk
Add two dessertspoonfuls of onions chopped fine, a dessertspoonful of whole pepper, one of allspice, one of cloves, and half a spoonful of cayenne pepper.
From Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition) How to Cook and Use Rarer Vegetables and Herbs by Anonymous
Three or four at a cent apiece should be pared and cored, and placed in a low baking-dish with two dessertspoonfuls of tapioca, and enough water to cover the whole.
From The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald
INGREDIENTS.—1/4 lb. of butter, 2 dessertspoonfuls of minced parsley, salt and pepper to taste, the juice of 1 large lemon.
From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton
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