ruminatory

[8] Man's memory may be compared to the ruminatory stomach of certain animals in which they put their food; as long as it is there, it is not in but outside their body; as they draw it thence and consume it, it becomes part of their life, and their body is nourished.

Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence Emanuel Swedenborg 1730

293 Although this comment suggests dietetic recipes (which the Book of Life offers in plenitude), Ficino is also referring to ingredients digested by the memory — Augustine's "stomach of the mind" — including such ruminatory staples as letters, numbers, and ideas.

Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008