demitasseful

plural demitassefuls

1. rareThe amount that a demitasse will hold.

   The next morning, I noticed she dumped a demitasseful of sel de mer into that day’s broth just as she lit the flame.

   2002, Judy Rodgers, “Stocks & the Sauces They Make Possible”, in The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes & Cooking Lessons from San Francisco’s Beloved Restaurant, New York, N.Y.: W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 54

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   AIRPLANE DESIGNER IGOR SIKORSKY IS ONE OF AMERICA’S GREATEST COFFEE FANS. HE DRINKS IT AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY BUT ONLY IN TINY DEMI-TASSE-FULS.

   1941 February 19, Edwin Cox, “Private Lives”, in The Pittsburgh Press, volume 57, number 237, Pittsburgh, Pa.: Pittsburgh Press Co., page thirty-six

   Delectable summer drinks can be made with Medaglia d’Oro espresso coffee. One demitasseful combines deliciously with ginger ale in a tall, ice-filled glass.

   1959, “Bonwit Teller”, in Town & Country, volume 113, page 106

   Allow it to burn a minute, then pour in 5 demitassefuls double-strength black coffee, ladle into demitasses for drinking.

   1973, Henry McNulty, “The bold approach to sherry drinking”, in House & Garden, volume 144, page 140, columns 3–4

   Drawn to the Umido Di Pesce, an Italian version of Bouillabaisse, low-fat seafood coup, I followed my friend John’s suggestion and asked for a preliminary taste, startling the waiter, who nevertheless complied with a demitasseful.

   1994 May 12, S. Morton Zweig, “[Dining à la Heart: Jillian’s is naughty — and nice — to diet conscious] The Doctor orders…”, in The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, Calif., page D2, column 3

   “What’s cooking?” she asked. / Lifting a lid, he revealed tiny braising limbs. “Haunch of Thumper,” he said. “With papardelle and cavalo nero—this black Tuscan cabbage. But first fava bean and parsley soup—just a demitasseful, with foamed milk.[…]”

   2003, Michelle Huneven, Jamesland, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 290