What blessing does one recite on bitter almonds at different stages of growth?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that small bitter almonds get HaEtz (their shell is the edible part), large bitter almonds get no blessing (the bitter interior is the eaten part and it damages), and bitter almonds sweetened by fire get HaEtz.
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