Kidneys à la Brochette.—Throw the kidneys for
three or four minutes into boiling salted water to
remove the rank taste they sometimes have, then
dry well, slit them through without actually dividing
them, and remove the core; then skewer them open
like the leaves of a book with tiny skewers, one for
each person; or, if preferred, run them two or three
together on long slender skewers. Dip them in
liquefied butter or very good salad oil, and cook on
a buttered grid for eight minutes, turning frequently.
Slip off on to a hot dish, place a tiny pat of maître