The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

632. INGREDIENTS.--1 kidney, clarified butter, pepper and salt to taste,

a small quantity of highly-seasoned gravy, 1 tablespoonful of lemon-juice, 1/4 teaspoonful of powdered sugar. _Mode_.--Cut the kidneys into neat slices, put them into warm water to soak for 2 hours, and change the water 2 or 3 times; then put them on a clean cloth to dry the water from them, and lay them in a frying-pan with some clarified butter, and fry them of a nice brown; season each side with pepper and salt, put them round the dish, and the gravy in the middle. Before pouring the gravy in the dish, add the lemon-juice and sugar. _Time_.--From 5 to 10 minutes. _Average cost_, 9d. each. _Seasonable_ at any time. II.