Leona is making lemon pudding from "scratch." Her ingredients include fat-free milk,corn starch,lemon juice,egg yolks,salt,sugar,and butter.When she added some of the ingredients together,little clumps formed in the mixture before she could heat it.What happened to those ingredients?
A)The acid in the lemon juice denatured the milk proteins.
B)The corn starch deaminated the lactose in the milk.
C)The cholesterol in the raw egg yolks reacted with the butter.
D)The salt activated the sugar after being mixed with the egg yolks.

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The acid in the lemon juice denatured the milk proteins, causing them to clump together. This is a common phenomenon when acidic ingredients are added to milk or cream.

Leona Is Making Lemon Pudding from "Scratch