A
saucery was the office in a
medieval household responsible for
sauces, as well as the room in which the preparation of sauces took place. It was headed by a
saucerer. The office was subordinated to the
kitchen, and existed as a separate office only in larger households. It was closely connected with other offices of the kitchen, such as the
spicery and the
scullery. The term is largely obsolete today.