cupful

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Cooked Potato Fondant.—With one-half cupful of potato, prepared as for the uncooked fondant, very thoroughly mix two cupsful of sugar and thin with two-thirds of a cupful of milk.

From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth

"I'm hungry enough to eat two cupsful," said Allee.

From At the Little Brown House by Brown, Ruth Alberta

Maybe the giants will have some coffee and condensed milk, though they'll have to take about ten cupsful to make them think they've had anything.

From Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

To make it, mix two cupsful of sugar, one cupful of Irish potato—boiled or steamed, drained and forced through a sieve—one teaspoonful of butter, and one-half teaspoonful of salt.

From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth

To make them, boil to two hundred and thirty degrees two cupsful of granulated sugar, one tablespoonful grated raw beet, one-half cupful of water, one teaspoonful of butter and one cupful of shredded cocoanut.

From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth