dessertspoonful

[ dih-zurt-spoon-foo l ]

/ dɪˈzɜrt spunˌfʊl /

as much as a dessertspoon can hold: 2½ fluid drams.

Origin of dessertspoonful

First recorded in 1870–75; dessertspoon + -ful

See -ful.

Pour in a dessertspoonful of vinegar, stirring slowly all the time.

A Comprehensive Guide-Book to Natural, Hygienic and Humane Diet |Sydney H. Beard
Put in the serving dish, and while still very hot pour over each a dessertspoonful of rum.

Standard Paper-Bag Cookery |Emma Paddock Telford
If this paste is used for tarts, add one dessertspoonful of castor sugar to the flour.

The Skilful Cook |Mary Harrison
Drop this batter on lightly buttered pans in round cakes, having about a dessertspoonful in each cake.

Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes and Home Made Candy Recipes |Miss Parloa

Pass this through a sieve, then boil it up in a bain-marie till it thickens, and add one dessertspoonful of New Century Sauce.

The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: |Mrs. W. G. Waters