Sneaky Pie's Cookbook For Mystery Lovers

Cat

VEAL KIDNEY

1 fresh kidney, washed and diced

If your human won’t dice the raw kidney, have him or her put the kidney in a pot, cover with water, and boil. After 15 minutes, turn off the heat and let cool.

Remove the meat and cut into small pieces.

You can pour this over your crunchies cold or warm it up.

I ENJOY KIDNEY any time of year but Mother won’t make it in the summer. The aroma overpowers her.

As you’ve noticed, humans have a peculiar sense of smell. Their olfactory sense is underdeveloped. To further impair their noses, they smoke and wear perfume or cologne. But the scent of kidney in summer is too much for Mom, who has a good nose for a human.

I was reading The Intelligence of Dogs the other day, and I quote, “The scenting ability of hounds is truly remarkable. The average dog has around two hundred twenty million scent receptors in its nose, as compared to only five million for humans.” And just think, a hound has a better nose than other dogs.

On the issue of scent, I concede that dogs are far superior to cats.