dessertspoon

American  

[dih-zurt-spoon] / dɪˈzɜrtˌspun /

noun

1. a spoon intermediate in size between a tablespoon and a teaspoon, used in eating certain desserts.

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dessertspoon British  

/ dɪˈzɜːtˌspuːn /

noun

1. a spoon intermediate in size between a tablespoon and a teaspoon

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Etymology

Origin of dessertspoon

First recorded in 1800–10; dessert + spoon

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Example Sentences

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dessertspoon

When a thicker soup is desired 1 dessertspoon of cornstarch, flour, or a mashed potato should be blended with little milk or stock, and added to soup a few minutes before serving.

From The Story of Crisco by Marion Harris Neil

Drop the mixture, a dessertspoon at a time, on to well-oiled paper, or, better still, rice-paper.

From The Healthy Life Cook Book, 2d ed. by Florence Daniel

Make a sauce of one tablespoonful butter, one dessertspoon of flour, half pint milk, one teaspoonful of mustard.

From My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec by Various

Proceed as in recipe for Savoury Omelet, but substitute a dessertspoon castor sugar for the onion and parsley.

From The Healthy Life Cook Book, 2d ed. by Florence Daniel

If you wish to color it, you can put in a dessertspoon of burnt sugar.

From The Cookery Blue Book by First Unitarian Society of San Francisco. Society for Christian Work

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