dessertspoons

The term quenelle is also used to describe the decorative shape of the portions - a neat, three-sided oval a bit like a mini rugby ball! formed by smoothing the mixture between two dessertspoons.

The Red Deer thereddeer 2009

-- One dessertspoon butter, one dessertspoon of flour, rub well together, add slowly about one cup boiling water, three dessertspoons brown sugar, one teaspoon of molasses.

My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec Various

Two dessertspoons marmalade, two cups bread crumbs, butter size of two walnuts, one half pint of milk, two eggs, two ounces of sugar.

My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec Various

Take a small ice cream scoop or two dessertspoons and make 'quenelles' or egg shapes from the mashed potatoes and set to one side.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Emma Hagestadt 2011

• Spoon dessertspoons of dough onto the baking trays, leaving space for spreading.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

• Spoon dessertspoons of dough onto the baking trays, leaving space for spreading.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

• Spoon dessertspoons of dough onto the baking trays, leaving space for spreading.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

Use two dessertspoons to form quenelles (or ovals) around 8 cm long and drop the meringues onto a baking tray lined with baking parchment.

Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2009