#253: Squeezing Other Fruits onto Solids
1. Squeezing juice from a fruit directly onto sugar is not permitted, since sugar is not considered a classic solid and one intends to pour the mixture into a drink. The only exception is lemons, as discussed previously. In contrast, it is permitted to squeeze all juice onto regular solid foods like salad or fish. Since the liquid is absorbed into the solid and loses its independent status, this is not defined as squeezing (Shulchan Aruch 320:4). However, the Mishnah Berurah (320:17) writes that since some disagree with this ruling, it is meritorious to avoid squeezing liquid into solid if possible (though see #2 below).
2. Accordingly, one may squeeze juice from a lemon or orange into a salad or onto fish. The Shemirat Shabbat K'hilchatah (5:4) writes that due to the stringency of the Mishnah Berurah, one should be strict specifically about squeezing grapes, since that involves the Torah prohibition of squeezing, but one need not be strict about squeezing other liquids into solids. Sephardim need not be strict about squeezing grapes either (see Yalkut Yosef 320:17).
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