א מוֹלְחִין הַרְבֵּה חֲתִיכוֹת זוֹ עַל גַּב זוֹ. אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהַתַּחְתּוֹנָה גּוֹמֶרֶת פְּלִיטָתָהּ קֹדֶם לָעֶלְיוֹנָה, לֹא אָמְרִינָן שֶׁחוֹזֶרֶת וּבוֹלַעַת מִדַּם הָעֶלְיוֹנָה, לְפִי שֶׁהוּא שׁוֹהֶה הַרְבֵּה לִפְלֹט צִיר וְכָל זְמַן שֶׁפּוֹלֶטֶת צִירָהּ אֵינָהּ בּוֹלַעַת. וַאֲפִלּוּ מִתְקַבֵּץ הַרְבֵּה צִיר וְעוֹמֵד בַּגּוּמָא שֶׁבֵּין הַחֲתִיכוֹת, מֻתָּר. בַּמֶּה דְּבָרִים אֲמוּרִים, בְּמוֹלֵחַ בָּשָׂר עִם בָּשָׂר, וַאֲפִלּוּ בְּשַׂר שׁוֹר עִם בְּשַׂר גְּדָיִים וּטְלָאִים וַאֲפִלּוּ עִם עוֹפוֹת, שֶׁאִי אֶפְשָׁר לָהֶם לִגְמֹר כָּל פְּלִיטַת צִירָן עַד שֶׁיִּגְמֹר בְּשַׂר שׁוֹר לִפְלֹט אֶת דָּמוֹ. הַגָּה: וּמִכָּל מָקוֹם נוֹהֲגִין לְהַחֲמִיר לְכַתְּחִלָּה שֶׁכָּל חֲתִיכָה שֶׁיֵּשׁ לָהּ בֵּית קִבּוּל, כְּגוֹן דֹּפֶן שְׁלֵמָה, מְהַפְּכִין אוֹתָהּ שֶׁיָּזוּב הַדָּם, אֲבָל בְּדִיעֲבַד אֵין לָחוּשׁ (א"ו הָאָרֹךְ). חֲתִיכָה שֶׁמָּלַח אוֹתָהּ ב' פְּעָמִים, מֻתֶּרֶת, וְלֹא חַיְשִׁינָן שֶׁמֶּלַח הַשֵּׁנִי מַבְלִיעַ הַדָּם הַנִּשְׁאָר מִמְּלִיחָה הָרִאשׁוֹנָה (פִּסְקֵי מהרא"י סִימָן ס"ו). אֲבָל בָּשָׂר עִם דָּגִים, אֲפִלּוּ בְּשַׂר עוֹפוֹת עִם דָּגִים, אָסוּר לִמְלֹחַ לְפִי שֶׁהַדָּגִים פּוֹלְטִים כָּל צִירָן קֹדֶם שֶׁיִּפְלֹט הַעוֹף אֶת דָּמוֹ. וְאִם עָבָר וּמְלָחָן יַחַד, הָעוֹפוֹת מֻתָּרִין, אֲבָל הַדָּגִים צָרִיךְ לִטֹּל מֵהֶם כְּדֵי קְלִפָּה. וְאִם לֹא נִטְּלוּ קַשְׂקַשֵּׂיהֶם כְּשֶׁנִּמְלְחוּ, מֻתָּרִים. הַגָּה: וְיֵשׁ אוֹסְרִין כָּל הַדָּגִים (אָרֹךְ כְּלָל י"ג) אִם אֵינָן ס' נֶגֶד הָעוֹפוֹת, דְּאָנוּ מְשַׁעֲרִין בִּמְלִיחָה בְּס', וְהָכֵי נָהוּג. וְדַוְקָא דְּלֵית בְּהוּ קַשְׂקַשִּׂים, דְּרָפוּ קְרָמַיְהוּ וּפָלְטֵי מִיָּד, אֲבָל אִי אִית בְּהוּ קַשְׂקַשִּׂים, מֻתָּרִים, דְּאֵינָן פּוֹלְטִים מִיָּד וְלֹא בָּלְעֵי מִן הָעוֹפוֹת (הָרֹא"שׁ וְשָׁם), דְּאַיְדֵי דְּטָרִידֵי לִפְלֹט לָא בָּלְעֵי, מִידִי דְּהָוֵי אַשְּׁנֵי חֲתִיכוֹת שֶׁנִּמְלְחוּ יַחַד.
1 One may salt many pieces, one on top of the other. Regardless of the fact that the bottom piece finishes its excretions before the top one, we don't say that [the bottom piece] absorbs from the blood of the top one. This is because [the bottom piece] excretes gravy for a lengthy amount of time, and the entire time that gravy is emitted, [the piece] does not absorb. [This is true] even when much gravy gathers and stands inside of a depression between the pieces of meat - it is permitted. In what case is this dealing? In a case when he salts meat on meat, and even ox meat with kid or lamb meat, and even with chicken - [because] it is impossible for them to finish all the excretions of their gravy before the ox meat finishes excreting its blood. {RMA - in any event, we are accustomed to being strict in the first instance, that each piece which has a depression, as in [the case of] of a complete side of meat, to turn it over, in order that the blood should run off. However, one must not worry post factum. A piece which was salted twice is permitted - we don't worry that the secondary salt causes the blood from the first salting to be reabsorbed.} However, meat with fish, even chicken with fish, is forbidden to salt together. This is because the fish ceases excreting all of its gravy before the chicken finishes excreting its blood. If one did salt fish and chicken together, the chicken is permitted but one must take a peeling off the fish. However, if the scales were not removed when it was salted, it is permitted. {RMA - and there are those who forbid the entire fish [not just a peeling] if there wasn't 60 times [the volume] of the chicken, as we estimate in salting 60 times the volume, and such is the custom. And this is specifically referring to an instance where the scales weren't present, as fish skin is a soft membrane and excretes immediately. However, where the scales were present, it is permitted, as they do not excrete [all of their fluids] immediately and [thus] do not absorb from the chickens, because the entire time that they are busy excreting, they will not absorb, as we say about two pieces which were salted together.