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

Allow 1 level dessertspoon cornflour to 1/2 pint milk.

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

Take a clean pot and put in the fish, eggs, rice, a good dessertspoon of butter, and pepper and salt to taste.

From The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum

Take six hard-boiled eggs, cut lengthwise, remove yolk and add to same: one dessertspoon of melted butter, Cayenne pepper, salt and chopped parsley.

From The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum

Add a dessertspoon of butter and salt to taste.

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

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

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