[Avodah] Can I make Kiddush or Havdalah on a cup of coffee or tea?

[Micha Berger]

On Fri, Feb 05, 2021 at 04:40:44PM +0000, Prof. L. Levine via Avodah wrote:
> >From today's OU Kosher Halacha Yomis
> 
> Q. Can I make Kiddush or Havdalah on a cup of coffee or tea?

> On the other hand, the Aruch Hashulchan (OC 296:13), Igeros Moshe (OC 2:75) and Tzitz Eliezer (8:16) write that in the absence of wine, if one has no other choice, one may recite havdalah on coffee or tea...

The AhS considers tea with sugar to be chamar medinah -- but only with
sugar. Gives you a sense of the price of sugar in Litta.

Gut Voch!
-Micha