Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A spoon intermediate in size between a tablespoon and a teaspoon, used for eating dessert.
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- noun An item of
cutlery ; aspoon , larger than ateaspoon and smaller than atablespoon , used foreating dessert . - noun A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10
millilitres ; adessertspoonful . - noun More generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon.
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Examples
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Simmer lentils with a couple of cloves of raw peeled garlic, a dried chilli, a dessertspoon of red wine vinegar, and parsley stalks or a bay leaf if you have some.
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Simmer lentils with a couple of cloves of raw peeled garlic, a dried chilli, a dessertspoon of red wine vinegar, and parsley stalks or a bay leaf if you have some.
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I seasoned the veal shanks by shaking them together with a dessertspoon of continental flour and some salt and pepper in a plastic bag and then I browned them in some olive oil.
Archive 2005-03-01 2005
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A dessertspoon sounds too much for a sweet cake, and being a Swiss recipe I thought it must be a precise metrical measurement.
Archive 2005-01-01 Niki 2005
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Saute, then add two cups of red wine, two cups of stock, a can of diced tomatoes with their juice and a dessertspoon of chopped rosemary.
Archive 2005-04-01 2005
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Saute, then add two cups of red wine, two cups of stock, a can of diced tomatoes with their juice and a dessertspoon of chopped rosemary.
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A dessertspoon sounds too much for a sweet cake, and being a Swiss recipe I thought it must be a precise metrical measurement.
SHF #4 Going Nuts: Engadiner Nusstorte Niki 2005
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I seasoned the veal shanks by shaking them together with a dessertspoon of continental flour and some salt and pepper in a plastic bag and then I browned them in some olive oil.
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I seasoned the veal shanks by shaking them together with a dessertspoon of continental flour and some salt and pepper in a plastic bag and then I browned them in some olive oil.
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A dessertspoon of mixed spice, a tablespoon of treacle, a quarter teaspoon of bicarb soda.
Archive 2004-12-01 2004
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