Why is baked custard surrounded by hot water during baking?


The water bath insulates the cups of custard and prevents the outside custard from cooking to completion before the inside has had a chance to coagulate.

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Since 1900, life expectancy at birth has increased by over 50 years

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following properties do vitamins D and K share?

a. Both are synthesized in the body b. Both are required for normal vision c. Neither has an effect on bone metabolism d. Neither has an effect on erythrocyte function

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The CDC estimates that each year in the United States food-borne illnesses cause _____ million people to get sick

a. 5 b. 12 c. 27 d. 34 e. 48

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The role of bicarbonate released from the pancreas is to

A. neutralize the acid from the stomach. B. convert pepsinogen to pepsin. C. activate the proenzymes released from absorptive cells lining the small intestine. D. act as a protease.

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