1777 11 Feb. 73/2 Philip Clark..has a remarkable way of throwing his head back when he eats spoon victuals.
1877 C. Box 461 Spooning, getting under the ball. In derision, it is called ‘spoon victuals’, especially at Cambridge.
1880 C. H. Spurgeon XXVI. 590 Spoon victuals and milk must always be in the house.