serving spoonful

See also: serving-spoonful and servingspoonful

English

Alternative forms

• serving-spoonful, (rare) servingspoonful

Etymology

From serving spoon +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

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Noun

serving spoonful (plural serving spoonfuls or serving spoonsful)

1. The amount that a serving spoon will hold.
   • 1984, Vilma Liacouras Chantiles, The New York Ethnic Food Market Guide & Cookbook, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, →ISBN, page 355:

     When very hot, but not smoking, drop serving spoonsful of the batter into the hot oil and flatten to make 4-inch rounds; […]

   • 1997, Madeleine Kamman, The New Making of a Cook: The Art, Techniques, and Science of Good Cooking, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow and Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 1027:

     Depending on the size of your pan, pour one or several serving spoonsful of batter into the pan and cook until bubbles start breaking on the uncooked side, but the batter is still wet.

   • 2017, John Tesar, Jordan Mackay, Knife: Texas Steakhouse Meals at Home, New York, N.Y.: Flatiron Books, →ISBN, page 201:

     Pour 3–4 serving spoonfuls of dressing over each wedge and garnish with a tablespoon of crumbled blue cheese, or Roquefort if you used it in the salad dressing.