[48] Then the Blessed One, having stayed at Sāvatthī for as long as he wished, set out on tour toward Rājagaha. Along the way the Venerable Kaṅkhārevata, having turned aside into a jaggery-works, saw them putting flour and also ash into the jaggery (guḷa). Having seen this, anxious with scruple, thinking, "Jaggery is not allowable (akappiya); it is mixed with staple food; it is not allowable to consume jaggery at the wrong time (vikāla)," he together with his following did not consume jaggery. And those who thought his word should be heeded, they too did not consume jaggery. They reported this matter to the Blessed One.
"For what purpose, bhikkhus, do they put flour and also ash into jaggery?"
"For the purpose of binding it, Blessed One."
"If, bhikkhus, they put flour and also ash into jaggery for the purpose of binding it, that is still reckoned simply as jaggery. I allow you, bhikkhus, to consume jaggery as much as you please."
Along the way the Venerable Kaṅkhārevata saw a mung bean sprouted in excrement. Having seen it, anxious with scruple, thinking, "Mung beans are not allowable; even cooked, mung beans sprout," he together with his following did not consume mung beans. And those who thought his word should be heeded, they too did not consume mung beans. They reported this matter to the Blessed One.
"If, bhikkhus, even cooked mung beans sprout, I allow you, bhikkhus, to consume mung beans as much as you please."
Now at that time a certain bhikkhu was afflicted with a wind ailment of the belly. He drank salty sour gruel (loṇasocīraka), and that wind ailment of his belly subsided. They reported this matter to the Blessed One.
"I allow, bhikkhus, salty sour gruel for one who is sick as much as he pleases; for one who is not sick, it is to be consumed mixed with water, used as a drink."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.