What blessing does one make over fruits? On the fruits of the tree he says: "Who creates the fruit of the tree" — with the exception of wine [(because of whose distinctiveness, they assigned it a special blessing, as they did with bread)], over which he says: "Who creates the fruit of the vine." On the fruits of the earth he says: "Who creates the fruit of the earth" — with the exception of bread, over which he says: "Who brings forth bread from the earth." On vegetables he says: "Who creates the fruit of the earth." R. Yehudah says: "Who creates varieties of herbiage." [For there are among the fruits of the earth grasses and seeds, such as pulse, and R. Yehudah requires a distinctive blessing for each species. The halachah is not in accordance with R. Yehudah. As to our learning that one says "Who creates the fruit of the earth" for vegetables, this applies to vegetables that are generally eaten raw and are eaten raw, or that are generally cooked and are eaten cooked. But for those which are generally eaten raw and are eaten cooked, or which are generally eaten cooked and are eaten raw, he says only "shehakol." And for vegetables which are eaten either raw or cooked, one says "Who creates the fruit of the earth" whether he eats them raw or cooked.]
Tosefta Berakhot
These are the Berachot (blessings) which are [coined to be] short: One who blesses on fruit, and on mitzvot, the Beracha (blessing) of Zimun, and the last Beracha of Shema. These are the Berachot which are [coined to be] long: the Beracha of Fast Days, and the Beracha of Rosh Hashana, and the Berachot of Yom Kippur. From [the way] a person [says] his Berachot it is recognizable if he a fool or if he is a sage.
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Tosefta Berakhot
These are the Berachot (blessings) which do not seal off with [the phrase] Baruch [Ata Hashem] (Blessed are You Hashem): One that blesses on the fruit, and on the mitzvot, Birkat Hazimun, and the last Beracha in Birkat Hamazon. Rebbi Yossi Hagelili used to seal off the last Beracha in Birkat Hamazon and [therefore] make it long.
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Tosefta Berakhot
On seeds he says [the Beracha (blessing)] Borei Minei Zerayim (Who created different types of seeds), and on herbs he says [the Beracha] Borei Minei Deshaim (Who created different types of herbs), and on vegetables he says [the Beracha] Borei Pri Haadama (Who created the fruit of the ground). Rebbi Yehudah says “[on vegetables he makes the Beracha] Baruch Matzmiach Haadama Bidvaro (Blessed upon whose word the ground produces growths).” Rebbi Meir says, “even [if] he saw bread and he said ‘Blessed be the One Who created this bread, how nice this bread is,’ that is its Beracha. Even [if] he saw figs and he said ‘Blessed be the One Who created these figs, how nice they are,’ that is their Beracha.” Rebbi Yossi says, “Anyone who changes [the official text] of Berachot from what the Rabbis have coined, does not fulfill his obligation [of saying the Beracha].” Rebbi Yehudah says, “Any [type of food] that has been changed from its original form (like bread which used to be wheat or wine which used to be grapes), [if] he changed its Beracha [to the Beracha of the food in its original form], he has fulfilled his obligation [of saying the Beracha].”
