Commentary for Yoma 158:1

הא כביצה בעי סוכה ואי סלקא דעתך כותבת הגסה שאמרו יתירה מכביצה השתא שתי כותבות בלא גרעינן לא הוו כביצה כותבת הגסה וגרעינתה מי הוי יתירה מכביצה אמר ר' ירמיה אין שתי כותבות בלא גרעינתן לא הוו כביצה כותבת הגסה וגרעינתה הוי יתירה מכביצה אמר רב פפא היינו דאמרי אינשי תרי קבי דתמרי חד קבא דקשייתא וסריח

This [implies that] if it were as big as an egg it would require [to be eaten] in the Sukkah, and if the thought should occur to you that the big date referred to is larger in size than an egg - now if two dates<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which R. Gamaliel had eaten in the Sukkah and in connection with which it was stated 'not that the law required it', which means they were less than the legal minimum - one egg.');">¹</span> without kernels are not even as large as one egg, how could a large date with its kernel be bigger in size than an egg? - R'Jeremiah said: Yes, two dates without their kernel are not as large as an egg, but a large date with its kernel is bigger than an egg.

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