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Example sentences for "large spoonful"

  • The real Colchester, or Pyfleet barrelled oysters, that are packed at the beds, are better without being put in water: they are carefully and tightly packed, and must not be disturbed till wanted for table.

  • When they are done enough, drain them on a hair-sieve.

  • Chop the capers a very little, unless quite small; make half a pint of drawn butter, to which add the capers, with a large spoonful of the juice from the bottle in which they are sold; let it just simmer and serve in a tureen.

  • Have already made the following gravy to pour over all:-- Into the frying pan put a large spoonful of butter, one or two cupfuls of milk, and any gravy that may be left over.

  • Put a large spoonful of butter in the frying-pan, and, when it is hot, pour in the omelette.

  • Drain, and mash with a beetle or wooden spoon, working in a large spoonful of butter, with pepper and salt.

  • Put in a large spoonful of the batter, and into the middle of each drop a spoonful of the mashed salsify.

  • Put in a large spoonful of batter; upon that a piece of parsnip, and cover it with another spoonful of batter.

  • When it boils fast, put in a large spoonful of the batter.

  • Boil a quart of milk with a bit of cinnamon and mace; mix about a spoonful of butter with a large spoonful of flour, to which put the milk by degrees.

  • Stew all these well together; strain and put in a large spoonful of port wine, a little cayenne pepper and butter, and flour it to thicken.

  • Let it stew five or six hours in its own gravy, to which add, when it is about half done, a large spoonful of brandy.

  • Stew some apples in a stone jar on a stove, or in a saucepan of water over the fire: if the former, a large spoonful of water should be added to the fruit.

  • Beat up the yolk of an egg with sugar, mix it with a large spoonful of cold water, a glass of wine, and nutmeg.

  • Put it into a saucepan with plenty of boiling-water, and a large spoonful of salt; if any scum rises, take it off, and boil it till the stalk is tender.

  • Put a large spoonful of unground rice into six gills of boiling water, with a stick of cinnamon or mace.

  • Set it where it will boil--then separate the whites and yelks of three eggs, and beat the yelks with a large spoonful of powdered white sugar.

  • Mix a large spoonful of salt, a table-spoonful of powdered white-sugar, and one of saltpetre.

  • Just before serving, cream a large spoonful of butter with a heaping tablespoonful of flour; thin with the broth, and pour in, letting all cook five minutes longer.

  • If pork is disliked, use a large spoonful of butter instead.

  • Take three large onions, slice them very thin, and then fry to a bright brown in a large spoonful of either butter or stock-fat, the latter answering equally well.

  • Strain, boiling hot (as directed for the Soft yeast) upon three pints of flour, a large spoonful of ginger, and another of salt.

  • Take a pint of water, and a large spoonful of fine Indian meal, and make it into gruel.

  • When nearly done, pour off the lard, add one-half teacup water, large spoonful butter, and some chopped parsley.

  • Cook till nearly done, then pour off the gravy and baste it well with a large spoonful of butter, pepper, and salt.

  • Put a large spoonful in muffin rings, and bake twenty minutes in a hot oven.

  • A large spoonful of this, in a gill of boiling water, is very efficacious in cases of dysentery and colic.

  • Put about a pint of water in a skillet to boil; stir up a large spoonful of arrow-root powder in a cup of water; pour it into the skillet while the water is boiling; let them boil together three or four minutes.

  • When the onions are boiled to pulp, thicken it with a large spoonful of butter mixed with one of flour.

  • Thicken your soup with a large spoonful of butter rubbed into two of flour, the yelks of two eggs, and half a pint of milk.

  • Put half a pint of water in a skillet; rub a quarter of a pound of butter in a large spoonful of flour; when the water boils, stir it in and let it boil a few minutes, season it with parsley, chopped fine.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "large spoonful" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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