What blessing does one recite on dates that have been mashed into a paste (with pits removed)?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that mashed dates retain HaEtz. The Rema extends this to latwerge (fruit paste/Povidla) but notes a dispute, recommending Shehakol l'chatchila while acknowledging HaEtz b'dieved. The Taz and Magen Avraham confirm that even fully crushed fruit retains its blessing as long as the fruit substance is somewhat recognizable.
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