| RefNo | CLP/18i/20 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, regarding the digester used for cooking rice by Denis Papin |
| Date | 19 May 1686 |
| Description | Following the suggestion of John Hoskyns regarding rice as a good nutrition for sailors, Papin tested cooking rice with the digester, 3 times water for 1 portion of rice until evaporation of the water, and proposes trying with 6 times water for 1 portion of rice to turn the rice into a dough. Concludes that the method would save water and booking time which were barriers to use of rice at sea. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | JBO/8, page 67 |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/6/109 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5721 | Papin; Denis (1647 - 1713); natural philosopher and inventor | 1647 - 1713 |
| NA6114 | Hoskyns; Sir; John (1634 - 1705); lawyer and natural philosopher | 1634 - 1705 |