An action in which something is bakedI'm going to do some baking this afternoon.
1861, Harriet Jacobs (AKA Linda Brent), Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Chapter , Upon these terms, after working hard all day for her mistress, she began her midnight bakings, assisted by her two oldest children.
1871, Ledyard Bill, Minnesota; Its Character and Climate Chapter , How often have we risen in the morning, after spending the night in this manner, with a feeling akin to that which we fancy would come from being knocked in the head with a sack of meal, then gently stewed, and all out of pure fraternal regard to supply any deficiencies in our original bakings.
1913, Captain R. F. Scott, Scott's Last Expedition Volume I Chapter , Clissold's work of cooking has fallen on Hooper and Lashly, and it is satisfactory to find that the various dishes and bread bakings maintain their excellence.
