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If one said a blessing over a milk product within 6 hours of eating meat what is he to do?
If one said a blessing over a milk product within 6 hours of eating meat what is he to do? [1]
He may taste and swallow[2] the food in order to prevent the blessing from being said in vain. This however, may only be done if he already recited an after blessing after his meat meal [and he has cleaned his mouth or at least one hour has passed].[3]
[1] Zechor Leavraham Y.D .2; Zivcheiy Tzedek 89:3; Kaf Hachaim 89:6
[2] One is to swallow the food and not merely taste it and spit it out. [Zechor Leavraham ibid; Zivcheiy Tzedek ibid; Kaf Hachaim ibid; See Admur 167:9; Seder Birchas Hanehnin 9:1 that one must swallow the food when saying a blessing. This is unlike the ruling of Mur Uketzia 210; Shut Kol Gadol 72 who rule so long as one had intent to eat it, if he spits it out it is not a blessing in vain. See Piskeiy Teshuvos 210:9; Vetzaruch Iyun on his omitting the ruling of Admur brought above. See Topics in Practical Halacha Volume 1 Halacha 33 for the full details of this subject.]
[3] See Poskim ibid who depends the allowance on the opinions who rule it is permitted to eat dairy so long as one has recited Birchas Hamazon
I recited Hamotzi on bread and then remembered that I forgot to wash. What should I do?
You should immediately wash hands with a blessing, and then eat the bread without repeating the blessing beforehand.
Hagahos Rav Akiva Eiger 158:3; Biur Halacha 158:11 “Mivareich”; Igros Moshe O.C. 2:53; Piskeiy Teshuvos 158:26-27 footnote 135; Unlike Shaareiy Teshuvah 167:13 in name of Birkeiy Yosef 167:13 that he should first eat less then a Kezayis of bread and then wash