[Avodah] Honey spoils?

Zev Sero zev at sero.name
Thu Feb 1 15:51:21 PST 2007


Daniel Eidensohn wrote:
> Just saw in Rashi Bava Metzia(38a) that honey sours and spoils. A 
> quickcheck on the internet indicates that honey does not spoil.

That would be bee honey.  What about date honey?  Maybe that spoils.


> רש"י סנהדרין דף קא/א
> מדביש - מתקלקל ונעשה צלול מחמת חמימות:

Well, honey will certainly crystalise.  That seems the opposite of
"tzalul", but maybe it's a clue.


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