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בשליקתא ומאיסתא, הכי נמי בשליקתא ומאיסתא. והיכא איתמר דרב אשי? אהא דאמר רבי אבין בר רב אחא אמר רבי יצחק: אבא שאול גבל של בית רבי היה, והיו מחמין לו חמין בחיטין של תרומה טמאה ללוש בהן עיסה בטהרה. אמאי? ניחוש דילמא אתי בהו לידי תקלה! אמר רב אשי: בשליקתא ומאיסתא.
This is referring to boiled and repulsive wheat, i.e., wheat that one boiled and then placed in a repulsive area, in which case he need not be concerned that this wheat will accidentally be eaten; so too here, it is referring to boiled and repulsive wheat. The Talmud asks: Where was Rav Ashi’s explanation stated? It was stated with regard to this: As R' Avin bar Rav Aḥa said that R' Yitzḥak said: Abba Shaul was the dough kneader of R' Yehuda HaNasi’s house, and they would heat water for him, to make dough, with wheat of ritually impure teruma, which was purchased from priests at a low price, in order to knead dough in ritual purity. The Talmud asks: Why did they do this? Let us be concerned lest they encounter a stumbling block by accidentally eating this wheat. With regard to this Rav Ashi said that it was only done when the wheat was boiled and repulsive and could only be used for lighting a fire.
אביי בר אבין ורב חנניא בר אבין תנו תרומות בי רבה. פגע בהו רבא בר מתנה, אמר להו: מאי אמריתו בתרומות דבי מר? אמרו ליה: ומאי קשיא לך? אמר להו, תנן: שתילי תרומות שנטמאו ושתלן — טהורים מלטמא, ואסורין מלאכול (בתרומה). וכי מאחר דטהורין מלטמא, אמאי אסורין מלאכול?
After mentioning ways in which impure teruma was used, the Talmud mentions other halakhot pertaining to this issue. Abaye bar Avin and Rav Ḥananya bar Avin taught the tractate of Terumot in the school of Rabba. Rava bar Mattana met them and said to them: What novel idea can you say has been taught with regard to Terumot in the school of our Master, Rabba? They said to him: What is difficult for you? There must be some issue troubling you that has caused you to ask this question. He said to them: The following statement that we learned in the Mishnah in Terumot is unclear: Saplings of teruma that became ritually impure and were planted are pure such that they do not impart ritual impurity once they have been planted, but they are prohibited to be eaten as teruma. The question arises: If they do not impart ritual impurity, why is it prohibited to eat them? If their impurity has been eliminated then it should be permitted to eat them, like other ritually pure teruma.