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  </tr><tr> <td> Blueberry (With/Without Cream) </td> <td> HaEtz  </td> <td> Borei Nefashos<ref>Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) writes that blueberries are HaEtz. Halachos of Brachos (chap 22, pg 394) writes that the common packaged blueberries are HaEtz but wild blueberries are commonly from bushes that grow shorter than 9 inches in which case the bracha would be HaAdama.</ref> </td></tr><tr>
  </tr><tr> <td> Blueberry (With/Without Cream) </td> <td> HaEtz  </td> <td> Borei Nefashos<ref>Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) writes that blueberries are HaEtz. Halachos of Brachos (chap 22, pg 394) writes that the common packaged blueberries are HaEtz but wild blueberries are commonly from bushes that grow shorter than 9 inches in which case the bracha would be HaAdama.</ref> </td></tr><tr>
  </tr><tr> <td> Bologna </td> <td> Shehakol  </td> <td> Borei Nefashos<ref>Gemara Barchot 40b quotes the Briatta which states that any food that doesn't grow from the ground is Shehakol and gives meat as an example. S"A 204:1 rules this as halacha. Therefore, Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) rules that bologna is Shehakol. </ref> </td></tr><tr>
  </tr><tr> <td> Bologna </td> <td> Shehakol  </td> <td> Borei Nefashos<ref>Gemara Barchot 40b quotes the Briatta which states that any food that doesn't grow from the ground is Shehakol and gives meat as an example. S"A 204:1 rules this as halacha. Therefore, Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) rules that bologna is Shehakol. </ref> </td></tr><tr>
  </tr><tr> <td> Borekas </td> <td> Mezonot </td> <td> Al Hamichya <ref>Halachos of Brachos (Rabbi Bodner, chap 27, pg 494) writes that borekas are Mezonot and if one has a meal out of them the Bracha is HaMotzei (like [[Pas HaBa BeKisnin]]). He adds that one shouldn't make Al HaMichya unless one ate a Kezayit of the crust, however, if one didn't but still had a Kezayit altogether the bracha would be Borei Nefashot. </ref> </td></tr><tr>
  </tr><tr> <td> Borekas </td> <td> Mezonot </td> <td> Al Hamichya <ref>Halachos of Brachos (Rabbi Bodner, chap 27, pg 494) writes that borekas are Mezonot and if one has a meal out of them the Bracha is HaMotzei (like [[Pas HaBa BeKisnin]]). He adds that one shouldn't make Al HaMichya unless one ate a [[Kezayit]] of the crust, however, if one didn't but still had a [[Kezayit]] altogether the bracha would be Borei Nefashot. </ref> </td></tr><tr>
  </tr><tr> <td> Borscht </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr><tr>
  </tr><tr> <td> Borscht </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr><tr>
  </tr><tr> <td>   Clear </td> <td> Some say Shehakol <br> Some say HaAdama </td> <td> No Bracha<ref> Halachos of Brachos (chap 23, pg 438) quotes Rav Shlomo Zalman saying that Borscht fulfills all the major opinions of what makes a soup HaAdama and should be HaAdama even if it is clear and has no pieces of beets. The [http://www.ou.org/publications/brachot/default.htm OU] also seems to hold that Borscht is HaAdama in all cases. However, Vezot HaBracha (Luach HaBrachot, pg 366) and Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, chap 11, pg 331-2) write that the Bracha is Shehakol unless there are big pieces of beets in the liquid. [The Laws of Brachos explains that it’s most people cook beets and spill out the water. Secondly, those who make borscht usually make it only for the liquid and not the vegetables. Thirdly, he argues that since it’s usually drunk and not eaten it’s not judged as a soup. When there are small pieces, Laws of Brachos writes that the soup is primary over those small pieces and the Bracha remains Shehakol.] </ref> </td></tr><tr>
  </tr><tr> <td>   Clear </td> <td> Some say Shehakol <br> Some say HaAdama </td> <td> No Bracha<ref> Halachos of Brachos (chap 23, pg 438) quotes Rav Shlomo Zalman saying that Borscht fulfills all the major opinions of what makes a soup HaAdama and should be HaAdama even if it is clear and has no pieces of beets. The [http://www.ou.org/publications/brachot/default.htm OU] also seems to hold that Borscht is HaAdama in all cases. However, Vezot HaBracha (Luach HaBrachot, pg 366) and Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, chap 11, pg 331-2) write that the Bracha is Shehakol unless there are big pieces of beets in the liquid. [The Laws of Brachos explains that it’s most people cook beets and spill out the water. Secondly, those who make borscht usually make it only for the liquid and not the vegetables. Thirdly, he argues that since it’s usually drunk and not eaten it’s not judged as a soup. When there are small pieces, Laws of Brachos writes that the soup is primary over those small pieces and the Bracha remains Shehakol.] </ref> </td></tr><tr>