Reference for Shabbat 57:8

רב המנונא אמר הכא בפחות משלשה על שלשה עסקינן ומקולי מטלניות שנו כאן

and threw the stones to animals. Surely this means Persian [dates]?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' These become very ripe, so that the whole of the fruit can be removed from the stones. Since he threw them to animals, he evidently held that they might be handled, and could also have used them for fuel. Hence he must have rejected R. Hiyya's view. ');">¹³</span> No: this means Syrian [dates], since they are fit [for handling] on account of their flesh.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The fruit cannot be entirely separated from the stone. ');">¹⁴</span>

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