Meaning of dessertful | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of dessertspoonful.

Examples

“Mix a dessertful of syrup with a beaten egg and a full teacupful of milk.”

“Bake in a moderate oven for half an hour, more or less — depending on the size— then, keeping the breast hot, put the gravy into a saucepan, add a soupçon of Worcester Sauce, half a glass of Madeira or Port, and a dessertful of liquid mango chutney;”

“If poison has been swallowed (a) if he is conscious and the pharyngeal reflex is present, the fauces are stimulated with the finger or he is given salt water to drink (one dessertful of salt to a tumbler of water) to stimulate vomiting; (b) if he is unconscious, gastric lavage is performed; special care is required with old people, young children, people who have had abdominal operations, people who have swallowed a corrosive poison - strong acid or alkali.”

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