I forgot to discuss the issue of donuts. In general there are several donut types made commercially which are the ones most people eat and each has a different shiur. The large jelly donuts made by bakeries are generally heavier and take much longer to finish. There may be an issue here with a specific food item which can’t be completely eaten in one shiur timespan. This in itself presents a problem. The question now is, what is the concept of shiur le’gabi a donut. There is no question that one latke alone is a shiur, no matter the size or covering. The reason is that one latke alone can cause enough heartburn. However the shiur concept of a donut is not based on a heartburn factor but rather a satisfaction factor. Therefore the idea of shiur for donuts varies, as stated earlier. At the very least the shiur would be one whole donut. This might present a problem when eating the big heavy bakery donuts. The 2nd category of donuts are the smaller fried commercial type that retail for 2 for a dollar or 3 for a dollar. The shiur for these is definitely the same, 1 donut. Since eating one of these donuts can be accomplished with ease within the shiur of achilas prass, it would be best in order to be yotzei achilas donuts in Chanuka to eat 1 small donut first, thereby being yotzei the mitzva of achilas donuts and then after that you can eat the bigger ones in whatever timespan since you already were yotzei the mitzva. The samew ould be for the homemade donuts which also are easiy to eat just 1 in the correct timespan.
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