This section is from the book "Manual Of Useful Information", by J. C Thomas. Also available from Amazon: Manual of useful Information.
Length of time required for digestion of various foods.
Hours. | Min. | |
Rice................................................. | 1 | 0 |
Eggs, raw............................... | 1 | 30 |
Apples................................... | 1 | 30 |
Trout, boiled......................... | 1 | 30 |
Venison, broiled.................. | 1 | 35 |
Sago, boiled.......................... | 1 | 45 |
Milk "................................... | 2 | 0 |
Bread, stale............................ | 2 | 0 |
Milk, raw .............................. | 2 | 15 |
Turkey, boiled....................... | 2 | 25 |
Goose, roast .......................... | 2 | 30 |
Lamb, broiled....................... | 2 | 30 |
Potatoes........................... | 2 | 30 |
Beans, boiled................. | 2 | 30 |
Parsnips, boiled.................. | 2 | 30 |
Oysters, raw...................... | 2 | 55 |
Eggs, boiled....................... | 3 | 0 |
Hours. | Min. | |
Mutton, boiled.................... | 3 | 0 |
Beef, roast........................ | 3 | 0 |
Bread, fresh..................... | 3 | 15 |
Carrots, boiled.................... | 3 | 15 |
Turnips, " ..................... | 3 | 30 |
Potatoes "........................... | 3 | 30 |
Butter.................. | 3 | 30 |
Cheese................................ | 3 | 30 |
Oysters, stewed.................... | 3 | 30 |
Eggs, hard........................ | 3 | 30 |
Pork, boiled...................... | 3 | 30 |
Fowl, roast........................ | 4 | 0 |
Beef, fried ......................... | 4 | 0 |
Cabbage................................ | 4 | 30 |
Wild fowl.............. | 4 | 30 |
Pork, roast........................ | 5 | 15 |
Veal, roast......................... | 5 | 30 |
 
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