serving-spoonful

plural serving-spoonfuls · plural serving-spoonsful

1. alternativeAlternative form of serving spoonful.

   Drop by serving-spoonsful into hot oil in skillet.

   1976 June 16, “Corn fritters always popular”, in The Vancouver Sun, volume 90, number 214, Vancouver, B.C., page 71, column 4

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   Turn out onto a small greased dripping pan and spread in a sheet, or drop by heaping serving-spoonfuls onto a buttered pan for individual steaks.

   1946, Gayelord Hauser, The Gayelord Hauser Cook Book: Good Food, Good Health, Good Looks, New York, N.Y.: Capricorn Books, published 1963, page 119

   A large serving-spoonful of vegetables with a generous “puff” on top makes a good lunch.

   1948 September 22, Dick. Stone, “Eat-itorially speaking”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 46, number 109, Indianapolis, Ind., page 8

   Baked Cheese Omelette (3 heaping serving-spoonsful 200 cal.)

   1950 October 25, Mary Moore, “Mary Moore Says: Special-Purpose Menus For Everyday Cook”, in Peterborough Examiner, volume CI, number 96, Peterborough, Ont., page 13

   Baked Cheese Omelette (3 heaping serving-spoonfuls, 200 cal.)

   1950 October 26, Mary Moore, “[Fresh From the Kitchen] Special-Purpose Menus”, in The Windsor Daily Star, volume 65, number 46, Windsor, Ont., page twelve

   Blend the butter into the consommé and add a couple of serving-spoonfuls of red currant jelly and stir until melted.

   1977, John Wootters, Hunting Trophy Deer, New York, N.Y.: Winchester Press, →ISBN, page 233