Commentary for Bava Metzia 119:8
והאידנא דקא מערבי שלא בין הגיתות אמר רב פפא דידעי וקא מחלי רב אחא בריה דרב איקא אמר הא מני רבי אחא היא דתניא רבי אחא מתיר בדבר הנטעם:
YET IN TRUTH IT WAS SAID THAT STRONG WINE MAY BE MIXED WITH MILD, BECAUSE IT IMPROVES IT. R. Eleazar said: From this it may be concluded that wherever it is stated 'in truth it was said', that is the <i>halachah</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the reason given is that it improves it, leaving no room for doubt on the matter, and this is introduced by the phrase, 'in truth etc.,' it follows that this phrase indicates the absolute certainty of the law. [Adopting this principle, the Tanna of our Mishnah will permit the mixing of old produce with new, contrary to the view of the Tanna in Tosef. B.M. III, v. Rosenthal, F., Hoffmann's Festschrift, p. 34ff.] ');"><sup>8</sup></span>
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