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Perhaps
the most significant of the hundreds of plants and animals he studied and
collected is the humble chocolate bean, from which the local people made
a dark, bitter drink. Sloane came up with the idea of boiling the beans
in sugared milk, which made it far more palatable. This drink was the first
milk chocolate, which Sloane believed brought many health benefits. The
recipe later became the basis for many chocolate drinks and bars, and Sloane's
name was used to sell it, even into the nineteenth century. |
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His botanical collections,
preserved complete to this day, were used by Linnaeus in his early classification
works. They are still invaluable references for both modern botanical research,
and the study of scientific history. |
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