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Secondary Citations

If you don’t have the original paper in front of you….…..it is a secondary citation

(Broadbent, 1982, cited in Eysenck & Keane, 2005)

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On The Optimum Serving of Puddings:A Culinary Investigation

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Worrall-Thompson concludes that “Patisserie items comprisingorchard fruits, traditionally served considerable above ambienttemperature are significantly enhanced by the addition of a sweetened emulsion of egg, cream and an appropriate thickening agent”

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Worrall-Thompson suggest that hot apple piesare better served with custard

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This could be problematic if you are allergic to eggs,or the garage is shut and you’ve run out of milk

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Delia Smith, however proposes whipped cream and cinnamon as a preferred accompaniment

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Worral-Thompson, used Sara Lee frozen piesand tested them on his mum, his Labrador and the bloke in the bookie’s

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W-T’s testing lacks rigour and he doesn’t consider alternative ‘pie types’

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Pie Quality may be critical here. A good pie may need noenhancement – and no one seems to have considered ice creamor farmhouse cheddar.