How To Use Spoonful In A Sentence

_ -- Soak a teaspoonful of gelatine in a dessert spoonful of water. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII. No. 358, November 6, 1886.
The nurse tried to catch drips before they hit the bedspread and wiped his chin after every other spoonful.
Start the jug swinging and try to insert spoonfuls of soggy cereal into the mouth of the jug while pretending to be a plane.
Then pound the liver to a paste, add a tablespoonful of salt, a saltspoonful of white pepper; add three quarters of a pound of clarified butter; pound well together and pass through a wire sieve; put into pots; smooth over the top with a knife, then pour over hot clarified butter or lard and keep in a cool place. My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec
Add two teaspoonfuls of a mentholated rub and gently inhale the steaming mentholated vapours.

The remains of the vial itself still contained the bulk of the fluid; at most, a teaspoonful. THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
Pour over the egg mixture and place spoonfuls of goat's curd or cheese around the fennel. Times, Sunday Times
In a bowl, mix together the eggs, milk, cream and some pepper and cheese (add one or two tablespoonfuls, depending on whether you want a pronounced cheesy flavour or not).
One of the tea ladies revealed that her employer had an unusual taste in beverages as he enjoyed his cup of tea with a spoonful of honey.
A few spoonfuls of this warm and soft compote, served in a glass and topped with a little dollop of crème fraîche, was unanimously described as a crustless tarte tatin - just what we needed.
Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet, about an inch apart.
Top each mousse with a spoonful of cream and dust with cocoa powder. The Sun
Press spoonfuls of the prawn paste into small patties or flat cakes.
She took a few spoonfuls of soup but left her main course untouched.
Compared to the 320 spoonful of fish eggs and the 4 kilo of bacon rind. Times, Sunday Times
Beat two eggs (or, better, one egg and the yolks of two) slightly, season with one-fourth a teaspoonful of salt, a dash of paprica and a few drops of anchovy essence or onion juice; add half a cup of milk, and, when well mixed, pour into the moulds around the fish. Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes
Top each with a burger and a spoonful of mango chutney. The Sun
I shouldn't have put that extra spoonful of curry powder in this meal, but I suppose we can all be wise after the event.
Oil of the seed, given from half a scruple to half a dram, in some liquor, or a spoonful of juice in some wine, taken before the fit comes on, and the person is put to bed, cures quotidians and quartans.
The taco was a little tough and gristly, but everything was improved by the addition of a generous spoonful of tangy, thin red sauce and a chunkier salsa verde, both served icy-cold. Last Night « PubliCola
I shouldn't have put that extra spoonful of curry powder in this meal, but I suppose we can all be wise after ...
Scooping a spoonful up, she bends her spoon, took aim and fired.
From the dinky tin the adherent would peel back the paper lid and remove several spoonfuls of the inert powder, add tapwater, stir and watch in amazement as a lurid froth began to bubble away.
Add the sifted flour and lightly beaten eggs in alternate spoonfuls, mixing well.
To allay suspicion she ate three spoonfuls herself but was found out.
It's pretty remarkable, a flour tortilla the size of a bathmat, warmed in a machine that looks like an old-fashioned pants-presser, and filled in front of you, spoonful by spoonful, from a series of stews and condiments laid out in immaculate stainless-steel bins: rice; barbacoa beef, pork carnitas, steak or chicken; corn relish or hot salsa; black beans or pinto beans; sour cream or cheese or guacamole or sometimes all three. The Fast Food Revolutionary
The proportion of soda to molasses that can usually be relied on for hot breads and cakes is _1 teaspoonful of soda to 1 cupful of molasses_, or just twice the quantity of soda that is generally used with sour milk. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads
You beg him to try just one spoonful, and he clamps his mouth shut.
Top with steak and a spoonful of chakalaka. The Sun
The label stated the dose to be "two table-spoonfuls," and bore, as usual, a number corresponding with a number placed on the prescription. The Fallen Leaves
One teaspoonful of material from a neutron star would weigh a billion tonnes.
You beg him to try just one spoonful, and he clamps his mouth shut.
'You dakes a teaspoonful of dot efery dree hours.' Doctor Jones' Picnic
Nothing would please me more than to sip on his oh-so-delicate tomato soup and spoon soft sweet spoonfulls of crenshaw and almond into my mouth my every waking moment. In praise of Manresa
Each time I brought a heaped spoonful to his mouth, he would greedily suck it all in.
Mixing of half teaspoonful of dry ginger powder in a glass of buttermilk adds to its digestive and carminative properties.
The next two got off more lightly: two spoonfuls of vinegar three times a day, also on an empty stomach.
Make a French dressing of two tablespoonfuls of oil, half a tablespoonful (scant) of vinegar, one-fourth a teaspoonful, each, of paprica and salt. Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes
I have eschewed cough syrups and lozenges preferring to suck on the occasional spoonful of honey, which seems to soothe the tickle enough to let me get to sleep.
In a food processor, whizz the cream cheese and pepper till smooth, adding a spoonful of cream if needed to soften.
I erect a fence of roast potatoes around the rim of the plate and then pile a goodly spoonful or two of every other vegetable on offer in the middle until the whole structure is in danger of collapse.
After they have boiled until tender and the water _boiled nearly out_, add pepper and salt, a tablespoonful of butter and a half a cup of cream; if you have not the cream add more butter. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home
Top each with a burger and a spoonful of mango chutney. The Sun
A sufficient quantity of veal, of fat unsmoked bacon, and of bread panada must be chopped and pounded to make enough force-meat to stuff the pig in the proportion of one part bacon, two panada, and three of veal, seasoned with a teaspoonful of onion juice and two of powdered sage. Choice Cookery
Serve with a spoonful of sour cream and finely sliced chives. Times, Sunday Times
Serve with the fondant potato and a large spoonful of buttered kale. The Sun
The ingredients, spices, and aromatics are placed in the tagine with a mere spoonful of water.
She declared it smooth and sweet, and grudgingly offered me a spoonful.
As if concerned that his rants may appear too smug or self-important, he tempers them with spoonfuls of self-loathing.
Add 3 teaspoonfuls of Russian nationalism and voila - the balalaika hit the streets in a blaze and haze of string glory.
Put a spoonful of mustard mayo on top of each burger and top each with two cooked green beans, if liked. Times, Sunday Times
Pudding, 1 breakfastcupful of currants and sultanas mixed, 1 heaped-up teaspoonful of cinnamon, 2 oz. of butter, 2 oz. of chopped almonds, and sugar to taste. Dr. Allinson's cookery book Comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes
Fortunately, I love both olives and olive oil so I shall add a handful of ripe black olives to my dinner, and slurp a big spoonful of olive oil every day.
She sprinkled a teaspoonful of powdered non-dairy creamer into the coffee and watched the crystals explode into tiny pale swirls.
~BREAKFAST ROLLS~ -- Sift a quart of flour and stir into it a saltspoonful of sugar, a cup of warm milk, two tablespoonfuls of melted shortening and two beaten eggs. Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus A Collection of Practical Recipes for Preparing Meats, Game, Fowl, Fish, Puddings, Pastries, Etc.
The captive had broken off the stalagmite, and upon the stump had placed a stone, wherein he had scooped a shallow hollow to catch the precious drop that fell once in every three minutes with the dreary regularity of a clock-tick — a dessertspoonful once in four and twenty hours. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
I shouldn't have put that extra spoonful of curry powder in this meal, but I suppose we can all be wise after the event.
Poverty entitled him to a jar of free malt, from which he had a spoonful a day to combat rickets, free canvas and rubber-soled sandshoes, and free milk, as well as days out to Scarborough. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
Sow at the rate of a tablespoonful on every fifty square yards at first sowing, and later resow with a heaping teaspoonful over same surface, to secure a good stand. A Sketch of the Tobacco Interests In North Carolina. Being an Account of the Culture, Handling and Manufacture of the Staple; Together with Some Information Respecting the Principal Farmers, Manufacturing Establishments and Warehouses; with Statistics Exh
The way to test was to get a bowl of cold water and drop half a teaspoonful of mixture into it, leaving it to cool for a minute. Sweet Stories « Tales from the Reading Room
Place small spoonfuls of the spinach mixture inside the flowers, pressing it in firmly. The Sun
Mix half a cup of grated Parmesan and one-fourth a cup of grated Gruyère cheese and one-fourth a teaspoonful of paprica with two-thirds a cup of chicken aspic, cold, but not set. Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes
I scooped up a spoonful: the soufflé was airy, eggy, and sweet, with a thin crust of sugar where it met the ramekin's edge.
I couldn't help but smile as Joe, an epicure of Italian descent, tried his first spoonful of pelmeni soup.
And after a couple of spoonfuls of her mother's now-legendary spicy chicken gumbo, our conversation takes - perhaps naturally - a soupy twist.
The pain of gastralgia is sometimes allayed by using half a teaspoonful of subcarbonate of bismuth, and repeating the dose, if the attack is not relieved. The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand
In the first episode of the programme the judges will taste just one spoonful of food as hopefuls audition for a full-time place on the show. Times, Sunday Times
Scatter half a chopped onion, half a garlic clove, and 2 dessertspoonfuls of salt over meat.
Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls on ungreased baking sheet.
Serve the cauliflower mash with the curry, topped with fresh coriander and a spoonful of lime pickle or mango chutney. Times, Sunday Times
“Very weakly, sir, since I took the electuary,” answered the patient; “it neighboured ill with the two spoonfuls of pease-porridge and the kirnmilk.” The Abbot
Soak a cupful of bread-crumbs in milk, squeeze dry, add two tablespoonfuls of butter, the yolk of an egg, and pepper, salt, thyme, and lemon-juice to season. How to Cook Fish
Then take it off the fire and add a saltspoonful of salt and a half-teaspoonful of vanilla, and let it get perfectly cold. A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl
Drop a scant dessertspoonful of the mixture on to lightly oiled oven trays, leaving room for spreading.
Her work has been featured or is forthcoming in publications such as qarrtsiluni, MAYDAY, ouroboros review, Mankind Magazine, Spoonful, and The Birmingham Arts Journal. Hannah Stephenson: Poetry: Smithereens
Put a large spoonful of mix into hot oil in frypan (I used a little more oil last night and kept it very hot -- they cook crispier, important to be crispy!) Et patati et patata - French Word-A-Day
Add a spoonful or two of the pasta water to help the sauce coat the pasta, tossing well.
-- Take a teaspoonful of the tincture of gum guaiacum and one teaspoonful of vinegar; mix well and apply to the affected parts. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889
The Fountain of Saint Vulcan, anti-blepharous and amygdaloidal, was charged with such potent minerals that a single spoonful produced a diarrhoea more distressing to witness than cholera. South Wind
Half a slice of dry toast and a few spoonfuls of soup isn't a meal, you can hardly say you've eaten, Lauren.
Generally, it is deep dish, with a crispy top layer, and gooey warm and cheddary, doled out in big soft spoonfuls, comfort food of high magnitude. Baked Pasta/Macaroni and Cheese
Drain the penne in a colander, reserving a couple of tablespoonfuls of the cooking water.
-- Put 1 quart hoarhound to 1 quart water, and boil it down to a pint; add two or three sticks of licorice and a tablespoonful of essence of lemon. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889
Place a rounded tablespoonful of filling in lower right corner of strip.
I handed her the cold dish of very innocent ice cream, she put the spoonful o' spuds in her mouth, which was immediately proceeded by opening her mouth and letting it just fall out... into my quick reflexed hand. "Cake" Cruelty
Mix one teaspoonful of this curry powder with the yoghurt and salt, and toss the lamb cutlets until lightly coated.
Pound three quarters of a pound of chicken, veal or rabbit until quite smooth, then pound one half pound of panada (bread soaked in hot milk), and mix the two together, add two tablespoonfuls of thick soubise sauce, an ounce and a quarter butter, two tablespoons sherry, a little pepper and salt and three whole eggs. My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec
Prostrate on the ceiling he lay and watched the splendid spoonfuls tumble out of sight into the capacious throats of four men; all took their spoonfuls from the same dish, but each dipped his spoonful into his private caup of milk, ere he carried it to his mouth. Sir Gibbie
Add some lemon juice, lemon rind and peel and a couple of spoonfuls of brown sugar. Times, Sunday Times
Baxter accepted a teaspoonful of sherry to wash down another antacid tablet and Short declined. FORESTS OF THE NIGHT
If you drive having had one spoonful too many of sherry trifle, they take away your licence. The Sun
I knew that as soon as I read the words - 'spoonful" - 'stir" - -oven-. The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters
Here is your medicine - the dose is two spoonfuls every four hours.
Place a spoonful of beans in the bottom of each tin. Sprinkle the cheese over the beans. 4.
Serve the cauliflower mash with the curry, topped with fresh coriander and a spoonful of lime pickle or mango chutney. Times, Sunday Times
Mrs. Shakespeare advised her to take a spoonful of laudanum for the headache.
Roll an ounce of butter in a good teaspoonful of flour; season with pepper, salt and nutmeg; put it into a coffeecupful of fresh milk, together with two teaspoonfuls of chopped parsley; stir and simmer it for fifteen minutes, add a teacupful of thick cream. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home
If corned, no salt is required; but if fresh ones are used, put in a dessertspoonful of salt. The Art of Living in Australia
Sauté one clove of garlic and half an onion, grated or chopped fine, in three tablespoonfuls of butter; add two tablespoonfuls of flour, one-fourth a teaspoonful of paprica and one pimento, chopped fine; also, add one cup of tomato pulp, and, when the sauce boils, half a pound of Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes
You could crack your skull on that intractable stone, or it could scoop out spoonfuls of flesh.
The ingredients, spices, and aromatics are placed in the tagine with a mere spoonful of water.
A pint of Gravy (or less) four or five spoonfulls of hashy, and two Eggs, is a convenient proportion for a light Supper. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened
Remove the marrow from the bones, and cut the meat into small pieces; put all together into a stock pot or digester, cover well with cold water, and bring it to the boil; add a dessertspoonful of salt; this will throw up the scum, which must be carefully removed. The Art of Living in Australia
A teaspoonful of the _Camphor tincture_ may be put into a tumbler of cold water, ice water if at hand, and the water agitated until it becomes clear, giving a teaspoonful of this camphorated _cold_ water as An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time
Put a layer of sauce in a deep escalop dish, and then a layer of fish, which dredge well with salt (a table - spoonful) and pepper; then another layer of sauce, again fish, and then sauce. Miss Parloa's New Cook Book
Add a teaspoonful of mixed herbs.
He shrugged and dolloped a spoonful of sour cream onto his food.
_Creole French Dressing_: Put three tablespoonfuls of olive oil in a deep, small bowl, add to it a saltspoon salt and half one of pepper -- more if taste approves. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South
He uses the same ingredients dependably: gruff, heartfelt singing, stinging blues-rock riffage, folky balladry, spoonfuls of psychedelia and guest spots.
Exactly the same amount of water, to the ounce, or even the teaspoonful, that is poured into the boiler of an engine, is given off through its funnel and escape-pipes in the form of steam; and precisely the same amount of water which we pour into our stomachs will reappear on the surface of the body again in the form of the vapor from the lungs, the perspiration from the skin, and the water from the kidneys. A Handbook of Health
During baking, occasionally "baste" the apples, _i. e._ take spoonfuls of the water from around the apples and pour it on the top of them. School and Home Cooking
Madame Speck said they always drank it; and so placing a teaspoonful of bohea in a cauldron of water, she placidly handed out this decoction, which we took with cakes and tartines. The Fitz-Boodle Papers
Take, say, half a pound of sparghetti, wash it in cold water, and throw it instantly into boiling salted water; boil it till it is tender, about twenty minutes, drain it, put it into a hot vegetable-dish, and mix in two or three tablespoonfuls of grated Parmesan cheese; toss it about lightly with a couple of forks, till the cheese melts and forms what may be called cobwebs on tossing it about. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet
I had two spoonfuls after lunch, as per instructions.
Cook the rice the night before, then in the morning, put it in a bowl with a spoonful of honey, a handful of raisins, a cut-up apple, and a sprinkle of cinnamon for a unique yet delicious treat.
Add a spoonful of crème fraîche and blitz smooth. Times, Sunday Times
Onions slic't and boil'd in fair water, and a little salt, a few bread crumbs beaten, pepper, nutmeg, three spoonful of white wine, and some lemon-peel finely minced, and boil'd all together: being almost boil'd put in the juyce of an orange, beaten butter, and the gravy of the fowl. The accomplisht cook or, The art & mystery of cookery
Many people prefer this dressing without pepper and with a saltspoonful of sugar in its place; you can try it both ways. A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl
The remains of the vial itself still contained the bulk of the fluid; at most, a teaspoonful. THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
He stirred another spoonful of sugar into his tea.
Dust liberally with icing sugar and serve with a spoonful of berry compote or maple syrup, as preferred. Times, Sunday Times
Toast the tops of the buns, spread with butter and a spoonful of tomato relish. The Sun
It's embedded with berries and served with a wispy spoonful of semifreddo.
Scatter half a chopped onion, half a garlic clove, and 2 dessertspoonfuls of salt over meat.
I shouldn't have put that extra spoonful of curry powder in this meal, but I suppose we can all be wise after ...
Put spoonful of mincemeat in centre of each one and pinch pastry together to form money bags. Times, Sunday Times
One third of a pint of quassia to which add a tablespoonful of rocksalt. Ulysses
Then you sprinkle a generous amount of turbinado sugar (called cassonade, or unrefined cane sugar) over the top, or serve it with a spoonful of jam.
Pour two shots of good rum into a whisky glass with two good squeezes of fresh lime juice and a large spoonful of muscovado sugar.
It is hiera picra, [9] two spoonfuls, devilish stuff! The Journal to Stella
And lastly there is the Medium school, which, choosing the moment when the wasp is busily engaged, presses it down gently and firmly into the marmalade, so that the last spoonfuls of the dish are not so much a fruit product as a kind of entomological preserve. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 11, 1920
Add the other spoonful of sesame oil to the noodles. The Sun
When they heard that he worked on a trawler they opened the bottle and poured a teaspoonful into a beaker adding hot water.
The number of capsules or tablets or teaspoonfuls of solution or syrup that you take depends on the strength of the medicine.
Honey and lemon give a hint of agrodolce, richness from a spoonful of creamy goat's cheese. Times, Sunday Times
Ana got up, took a spoonful of bean mush and poked it into the child's mouth.
Heat over a medium-high heat, add a good tablespoonful of batter, then swirl the pan in a circular motion to coat the bottom.
Place three koftas on top and add a spoonful of Greek style tzatziki. The Sun
Put into a saucepan with two spoons of butter, dredge in a dessertspoonful of flour and add a saltspoon of salt and a quarter of a pint of milk. Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition) How to Cook and Use Rarer Vegetables and Herbs
Trying to swallow them by the teaspoonful is another -- and, let me say from the get-go, not an advisable -- thing altogether. Swallowing cinnamon by the spoonful
If desired, a glazing can be made from 200 grams of fine sugar mixed with three to four tablespoonfuls of boiling water or limejuice.
A pailful, containing four gallons, may be purified by a single teaspoonful of the alum.
Out goes the cod liver oil; in comes the spoonful of sugar. Times, Sunday Times
Scatter with a spoonful or two of sugar and slide the dish on to a baking tray.
Heat over a fairly high heat and drop a dessertspoonful of the fritter mixture into the pan. The Sun
Drizzle on a teaspoonful of sesame oil if you're using it.
Rice flummery, which is a very nice side dish, is made by mixing a quarter of a pound of ground rice with a little cold milk, and then adding a pint of new milk which has been boiled, with a stick of cinnamon and a bit of lemon-peel; flavour it with sugar and a teaspoonful of peach-water. The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally
Soak kidney lamb chops in the following mixture for twelve hours and then broil: Four tablespoonfuls olive oil, one tablespoonful tarragon vinegar, one small sliced onion, one mashed clove of garlic, one broken up bay leaf, twelve whole black peppers, six cloves, one saltspoon of salt, two teaspoonfuls dried thyme, strips of parsley and lemon peel. Bohemian San Francisco Its restaurants and their most famous recipes—The elegant art of dining.
A spoonful of mustard will give the dish some zip.
Marinade for the salmon: a dessertspoonful of seed mustard, the juice of a good-sized orange, a generous splash of tamari, a teaspoonful of honey and a couple of drops of sesame oil. Archive 2005-06-01
As you plate the swordfish, partially cover it with a spoonful or two of the hot salsa, and garnish with a large sprig of flat-leaf parsley or coriander.
Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.
She sprinkled a teaspoonful of powdered non-dairy creamer into the coffee and watched the crystals explode into tiny pale swirls.
I love their piney, resinous, spicy smell, but you could add a teaspoonful of caraway seed - an old friend of the cabbage - instead.
A point well worth remembering is that sour milk and soda may be substituted for sweet milk and baking powder in a recipe that calls for these ingredients by using _1 teaspoonful of soda to each pint of sour milk_. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads
I shouldn't have put that extra spoonful of curry powder in this meal, but I suppose we can all be wise after the event.
The daily food ration from the meagre stocks was about half a spoonful of tuna or salmon. Chile miners: Rescued foreman Luis Urzúa's first interview
Take fluid extract of veratrum, five drops; sweet spirits of nitre, one teaspoonful; pure water, twenty teaspoonfuls; mix, sweeten with white sugar, and give a teaspoonful of the mixture every half-hour to two hours, according to the age of the child and the severity of the case. The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand
He put two spoonfuls of sugar in his tea.
Add a generous dessertspoonful of tomato paste and a large can of chopped tomatoes or a jar of passata. What I cooked last night.
He stirred another spoonful of sugar into his tea.
He is nibbling on spoonfuls of cottage cheese when shouts erupt from the car next to his. POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: August 17, 2009
There is a piece of fruit in nearly every spoonful, which is a far cry from high fructose corn syrup laden offerings of competitors. Archive 2008-06-01
Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.
I had to laugh when I saw your article on curing hiccups with a spoonful of sugar.
Put a spoonful in the hollow of each potato boat.
I was bringing a spoonful of oaty goodness to my mouth when I spotted it, a crescent, the symbol of Islam. Archive 2009-02-01
The taco was a little tough and gristly, but everything was improved by the addition of a generous spoonful of tangy, thin red sauce and a chunkier salsa verde, both served icy-cold. Last Night « PubliCola
To prevent scratching, the calamine lotion may be used (Vol. II, p. 145), or carbolized vaseline, or bathing with a solution of baking soda, one teaspoonful to the pint of tepid water. The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)
Articles made of what is usually called Britannia metal may be kept in order by the frequent use of the following composition: 1/2 a lb. of finely-powdered whiting, a wineglass of sweet oil, a tablespoonful of soft soap, and 1/2 an oz. of yellow soap melted in water. Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife
Take of hoarhound, 1 quart; water 1 quart; mix and boil down to a pint; then add two or three sticks of liquorice and a tablespoonful of essence of lemon; dose, a tablespoonful three times a day, or as often as the cough is troublesome. Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets
For a small salad the two of oil and one of vinegar will be sufficient; measure the saltspoon even full of oil, sprinkle this over the salad, then half the salt and pepper; toss all lightly with the spoon and fork, then add the other spoonful of oil, the vinegar and the remainder of the salt and pepper; toss well and serve. Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition) How to Cook and Use Rarer Vegetables and Herbs
Simply add a spoonful or two of yoghurt to your green lettuce to get a nice quick and satisfying snack.
Grate a tablespoonful of fresh ginger into a pan.
Heat remaining oil and drop large spoonfuls of mash into pan. Times, Sunday Times
~SAUCE MAYONNAISE~ -- Place in an earthen bowl a couple of fresh egg yolks and one-half teaspoonful of ground English mustard, half pinch of salt, one-half saltspoonful red pepper, and stir well for about three minutes without stopping, then pour in, one drop at a time, one and one-half cupfuls of best olive oil, and should it become too thick, add a little at a time some good vinegar, stirring constantly. Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus A Collection of Practical Recipes for Preparing Meats, Game, Fowl, Fish, Puddings, Pastries, Etc.
When the tunny have been fried add a teaspoonful of chopped parsley and four tomatoes, peeled and the seeds removed, and a pinch of pepper.
INGREDIENTS. — 1 breakfastcupful of vermicelli, 2 tablespoonfuls of marmalade, 1/4 lb. of raisins, sugar to taste, 3 eggs, milk. The Book of Household Management
Take half a pound of finely sifted castor sugar, and mix with it a teaspoonful of Marshall's Apricot Yellow and a saltspoonful of Vanilla essence; rub it well together and allow it to thoroughly dry. Archive 2008-12-01
As if concerned that his rants may appear too smug or self-important, he tempers them with spoonfuls of self-loathing.
Beat six eggs until whites and yolks are well mixed; add half a teaspoonful of salt, a dash of paprica and six tablespoonfuls of milk or cream. Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes
Pack the peas into the jars, having them come to within 1/2 inch from the top, add 1 teaspoonful of salt to each jarful, and fill the jars with boiling water.
Add a teaspoonful of mixed herbs.
Why was the Duchess looking as though she had just swallowed a spoonful of powdered alum ? DEATH IN FASHION
Then add one-fourth a teaspoonful, each, of mace and paprica, half a teaspoonful of salt and one cup and a half of stock, and cook five or six minutes. Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes
Put a couple spoonfuls of salsa on top and you've got an easy tex-mex scramble.
Lift a spoonful of the pale froth and it tastes clean and pure.
A spoonful of honey will help soothe a sore throat or cough and cure a cold. A Miscellany of Mother's Wisdom
Put the oysters, with their liquor and a little water or milk, into a saucepan; add a bit of butter kneaded, that is, well mixed with a table-spoonful of flour; pepper, and a little salt; stir the oysters over the fire until they have gently boiled for about five minutes, and then pour them into a dish containing some slices of toasted bread. A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes
She sprinkled a teaspoonful of powdered non-dairy creamer into the coffee and watched the crystals explode into tiny pale swirls.
The ingredients, spices, and aromatics are placed in the tagine with a mere spoonful of water.
Heat over a medium-high heat, add a good tablespoonful of batter, then swirl the pan in a circular motion to coat the bottom.
BEEF STEAK, STEWED -- Peel and chop two spanish onions, cut into small parts four pickled walnuts, and put them at the bottom of a stewpan; add a teacupful of mushroom ketchup, two teaspoonfuls of walnut ditto, one of shalot, one of chile vinegar, and a lump of butter. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889
Then, all winter I can grab pesto from the freezer by the cubed tablespoonful. Obscene Fist-Full of Basil
Divide the meat between four plates, then add a spoonful of remoulade.
Scatter with a spoonful or two of sugar and slide the dish on to a baking tray.
Fry mixture in spoonfuls until golden on each side.
My tipple is hot milk with a spoonful of honey. Times, Sunday Times
I love their piney, resinous, spicy smell, but you could add a teaspoonful of caraway seed - an old friend of the cabbage - instead.
I stumbled downstairs for another cup, in which I took half a twist of lemon and a spoonful of honey.

How To Use Spoonful In A Sentence

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