Commentary for Eruvin 57:16

התם בחמרא מבשלא

[To revert to] the main text: 'Rab has land down that an 'erub may be prepared with two quarters [of a log] of wine'. But do we require so much? Was it not in fact taught: R'Simeon B'Eleazar ruled: Wine [for an 'erub must] suffice for soaking in it the bread,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Rashi. Lit., 'to cat with it'.');">⁴⁹</span> vinegar must suffice to dip in it [the meat], and olives and onions must suffice to provide a relish for the bread for two meals?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The quantity of wine prescribed here is much less than two quarters of a log. How then could Rab prescribe the latter quantity?');">⁵⁰</span>

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