What blessing is recited on flour mixed into almond-based medicine or food for the sick?
Synopsis
When five-grain flour is added to a preparation for the sick, if the flour is added as substantive food (to fortify the heart) one says Borei Minei Mezonot; if merely as a binder, no mezonot blessing is recited.
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