dessertspoonful
noun
as much as a dessertspoon can hold: 2½ fluid drams.
dessertspoonfuls
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pluralof dessertspoonful.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
Lift them out, and thicken the stew with three dessertspoonfuls of flour, wet with a scant cup of water.
From Things Mother Used to Make by Gurney, Lydia Maria
INGREDIENTS.—The yolks of 4 eggs, 1 pint of cream, 3 oz. of preserved ginger, 2 dessertspoonfuls of syrup, sifted sugar to taste, 1 oz. of isinglass.
From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
Put 3 dessertspoonfuls flour in a basin, smooth with a little cold milk, and pour a breakfast-cupful boiling milk over it, stirring vigorously all the time.
From Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. by Mill, Mrs. (Jean Oliver)
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 Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
