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<p>Can anyone reconcile the seeming halachic contradiction regarding
figs, whether fresh or dry (the latter being known as <i>Grogrois</i>
in the Talmud.</p>
<p>All halachic sources stress the severity of consuming insects
found in figs. Many recent works deal with exhausting requirement
of examination before consumption.</p>
<p>Yet....</p>
<p>Yet we find many talmudical references to large pressed cakes of
<i>Grogrois</i>, which were sawn apart before consumption.
Detailed examination of such fig for insects is virtually
impossible. Did the consumers rely on the pressers to check each
fig added to the cake?</p>
<p>Furthermore in dealing with the hazard of <i>Gilui</i> - liquids
and soft foods left uncovered and possibly injected with snake
venom - The Talmud Yurshalmi states that one may eat (soft) figs
in the dark and not worry about venom. What about insects ?</p>
<p>Elozor Reich<br>
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