Mesorat%20hashas for Avodah Zarah 70:19

א"ר חלבו אפילו למ"ד פלטר עובד כוכבים לא אמרן אלא דליכא פלטר ישראל אבל במקום דאיכא פלטר ישראל לא ורבי יוחנן אמר אפי' למ"ד פלטר עובד כוכבים ה"מ בשדה אבל בעיר לא משום חתנות

R. Helbo said: Even according to those who say [that he was looking for] a Gentile baker, this would apply only where there was no Jewish baker. But if there was a Jewish baker, it would not apply. R. Yohanan said: Even according to those who say [that he was looking for] a Gentile baker, this would apply only in a field, and not in a city as a safeguard against fraternization.

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