DIGESTIBILITY OF FOOD
ARTICLE OF FOOD; CONDITION; HOURS REQUIRED
Rice; Boiled; 1.00
Eggs, whipped; Raw; 1.30
Trout, salmon, fresh; Boiled; 1.30
Apples, sweet and mellow; Raw; 1.30
Venison steak; Broiled; 1.35
Tapioca; Boiled; 2.00
Barley; Boiled; 2.00
Milk; Boiled; 2.00
Bullock's liver, fresh; Broiled; 2.00
Fresh eggs; Raw; 2.00
Codfish, cured and dry; Boiled; 2.00
Milk; Raw; 2.15
Wild turkey; Roasted; 2.15
Domestic turkey; Roasted; 2.30;
Goose; Roasted; 2.30
Suckling pig; Roasted; 2.30
Fresh Lamb; Broiled; 2.30
Hash, meat and vegetables; Warmed; 2.30
Beans and pod; Boiled; 2.30
Parsnips; Boiled; 2.30
Irish potatoes; Roasted; 2.30
Chicken; Fricassee; 2.45
Custard; Baked; 2.45
Salt beef; Boiled; 2.45
Sour and hard apples; Raw; 2.50
Fresh oysters; Raw; 2.55
Fresh eggs; Soft Boiled; 3.00
Beef, fresh, lean and rare; Roasted; 3.00
Beef steak; Broiled; 3.00
Pork, recently salted; Stewed; 3.00
Fresh mutton; Boiled; 3.00
Soup, beans; Boiled; 3.00
Soup, chicken; Boiled; 3.00
Apple dumpling; Boiled; 3.00
Fresh oysters; Roasted; 3.15
Pork steak; Broiled; 3.15
Fresh mutton; Roasted; 3.15
Corn bread; Baked; 3.15
Carrots; Boiled; 3.15
Fresh sausage; Broiled; 3.20
Fresh flounder; Fried; 3.30
Fresh catfish; Fried; 3.30
Fresh oysters; Stewed; 3.30
Butter; Melted; 3.30
Old, strong cheese; Raw; 3.30
Mutton soup; Boiled; 3.30
Oyster soup; Boiled; 3.30
Fresh wheat bread; Baked; 3.30
Flat turnips; Boiled; 3.30
Irish potatoes; Boiled; 3.30
Fresh eggs; Hard boiled; 3.30
Fresh eggs; Fried; 3.30
Green corn and beans; Boiled; 3.45
Beets, Boiled; 3.45
Fresh, lean beef; Fried; 4.00
Fresh veal; Broiled; 4.00
Domestic fowls; Roasted; 4.00
Ducks, Roasted; 4.00
Beef soup, vegetables and bread Boiled; 4.00
Pork, recently salted; Boiled; 4.30
Fresh veal; Fried; 4.30
Cabbage, with vinegar; Boiled; 4.30
Pork, fat and lean; Roasted; 5.30