cookery

Noun

WordNet 3.0

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat“cooking can be a great art”“people are needed who have experience in cookery”“he left the preparation of meals to his wife”Synonyms: cooking preparation

Cookery \Cook"er*y\ (k[oo^]k"[~e]r*[y^]), n.

1.The art or process of preparing food for the table, by dressing, compounding, and the application of heat; cooking. [1913 Webster]

2.A delicacy; a dainty. [Obs.] --R. North. [1913 Webster] Cookey