Cookery

n.	1.	The art or process of preparing food for the table, by dressing, compounding, and the application of heat; cooking.
	2.	A delicacy; a dainty.

Noun

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cookery - 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

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