Kidneys on Toast

Ingredients

• plump veal or lamb kidneys
• a tablespoonful of butter
• a small teaspoonful of mustard
• a good pinch of paprika
• a little salt
• a good teaspoonful of lemon juice

Method

1. 1

   Prepare kidneys by removing hard centers and fat, slice thick.

2. 2

   Heat butter, mustard, paprika, salt, and lemon juice.

3. 3

   Dip kidneys, roll in bread crumbs, and broil.

4. 4

   Serve on toast.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Books and My Food: With Literary Quotations and Original Recipes for Every .. (1904) by Elisabeth Luther Cary, page 43. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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Heat together a tablespoonful of butter, a small teaspoonful of mustard, a good pinch of paprika, a little salt, and a good teaspoonful of lemon juice

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