Cooking Shemitta Fruits
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Question
Q. Is it permitted to cook fruits and vegetables of the Shemitta year?
Answer
A. One may not deviate from the usual manner of eating the fruit in other years. Therefore, something that is normally eaten only raw may not be cooked, whereas something that is normally eaten only cooked must be cooked. The same applies to pickling. A fruit that is commonly eaten in more than one way may be eaten, as one wishes, in any of the usual manners.
Source
Ref. Jerusalem Talmud (Shevi'it 8:2); Rambam (Shemitta 5:3); Chazon Ish (Shevi'it, sec. 25, subsec. 32); Seder HaShevi'it of the Chazon Ish (sec. 9); Zemerah LeShimcha (Shemitta, issue 3).
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