European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 20 the stars and stripes wednesday june 29, 1977 x rated word Yon live by Pat Lewis Washington Star during the 18th Century Man of the Best brothels became Vir Tual restaurants and eating and drinking houses became near brothels Alan Hull Walton relates in his Book love recipes old and  did the people eat besides meat they held in particularly High favor Al kinds of fish oysters crabs and lobsters turtles eggs artichokes mushrooms truffles celery onions apricots strawberries peaches Pepper Ginger and  so you say you be been eating Straw berries by the pint boxes chocolate by the bar and crunching celery by the fistful to make up for the chocolate without even realizing what an erotic effect All this had on you it Only goes to prove that if therein to be any Success with the use of foods which Are said to be aphrodisiacs you gotta believe. You gotta believe that sensually shaped foods and roots Are aphrodisiacs. Like Rhinoceros horns. Or As Paragus. Or celery. Or raw Bull s Testicles. Or Mandrake Root or of  you gotta believe that elegant Delica cies Are aphrodisiacs. Like foie gras from the fattest of Gray geese. Or raw Black truffles soaked in Cognac and sprinkled with  that foods that contain Iron phosphorous Zinc Lecithin and protein Are aphrodisiacs. Uke oysters or egg Yolks. Or pumpkin seeds. Or Goat s milk. Or you can believe that foods that irritate the urinary tract or dilate blood ves Sels Are aphrodisiacs. Like Spanish Fly. Or Yoh Imbe bark. Or that stimulating herbs and spices Are aphrodisiacs. Like Cayenne Pepper. Or Gin seng. Or Curry. Or Saffron. Or  a matter of fact it seems entirely possible to choose any food and find a reason for it to be an aphrodisiac. Endless lists can be drawn up from books on the subject and the reasons for their aphrodisiac qualities Are More creative than valid. For As scientists and therapists have said the brain is toe most important sex Organ. And believing in your own personal aphrodisiac is As Goodas being prescribed a fall Safe one it there were such a thing. Before beginning the search for the foods to serve at your love feast remember these ground rules there has been no scientific proof that aphrodisiacs exist. In fact there have been few scientific experiments since no animal reacts As sophisticated by sexually As humans. What works for one person in one atmosphere May not work for another. Or May not work for that person Ever again. Some foods with reputed aphrodisiac qualities have detrimental Side effects most significantly the deadly Spanish Fly. The brain is the most important sex  cultures used the doctrine of signatures to decide which foods were cures for diseases. If a Plant or object had the shape or color of the affliction of a person it was used to cure that person says or. Norman Faro Worth head of the department of pharmacology at the University of  a Root was yellow on the inside it was used to treat a disease that caused a person to be  the latest find in a search to find the True Saphro Dolac bark of the Yoh Imbe tree sold in Soni health Foo stores to this country. Fam Worth. Who he mses came upon ,0tree in Peru says that it dilates Theu Ood vessels of the genital area be a v. But taken in Large enough doses to do that it also Lowers tie Wurf Paw makes you too weak to do anything. Taken in smaller doses it is a  to it debunk Phinx Rislaa claim their supposed Success is a Placebo. An that food could Only be considered an aphrodisiac in the sense that a healthy Well balanced diet makes a person energetic local sex therapists say they never Dis cuss aphrodisiacs with their patients be cause they Don t think there is such a thing and Only approach the subject of food in sex therapy when it concerns diet or table manners. And that food could Only work As an aphrodisiac if the psyche wanted it to. You gotta believe. But you have to and so objects which resembled humans or their organs were often considered aphrodisiacs. Mandrake the Root Mandragora a relative of the potato was said to resemble the legs and sometimes the appendages of a Man and was considered powerful aphrodisiac. Thankfully the doctrine of Signa Tures is not taken so literally these Days. However certain vegetables and seafood Are considered aphrodisiacs because they prescribe to the old doctrine celery asparagus carrots tomatoes love apples okra mus Sels clams oysters. Spanish Fly has been considered an aphrodisiac for centuries. It is called a Cantha ride and it is made of crushed iridescent Blister beetles that causes inflation in the Genito urinary tract. Its sexually arousing effects Are overpowered by severe discomfort and often death even when taken in Small  has been considered an aphrodisiac for 5,000 years originally for the same reason As the Mandrake the Simi Larity of its Root to the human body. It is still touted in this country by health food addicts and sold in a variety of ways Honey Tea  of the modern Day aphrodisiacs have come Down through the centuries. A Azzawi a native of Tunisia wrote of How to increase the intensity of the coitus in his Book written around 1400 perfumed Garden he who peels onions puts them into a Saucepan with condiments and aromatic substances and Fries them will acquire a surpassing and invaluable Vigour. If be will partake of this dish for several  Robert Hendrickson in lewd food claims Ben Jonson referred to the recipes below were taken from the Book lewd food by Robert Hendrick son. Madame Pompadour s celery soup 1 stalk celery celery Stock 1 Small truffle1 Tablespoon butter 1 Teaspoon flour % cup Cream Nutmeg chop celery scald and Drain. Heat in Saucepan with a Tablespoon of butter. Add flour thickened Stock and the egg Yolk mixed with Cream. Flavor with Nutmeg and Garnish with sliced truffles. Kinglan Tamaka s Lusty shrimp 2 pounds Large inns Blued shrimp 1 Small finely chopped pineapple leap Chicken Broth Jake of Large Lemon juice of i fresh pineapple 1 cup sugar Heap vinegar1 cloves allspice2 Tablespoons Salt 1 Tablespoons molasses 2 Tablespoons cornstarch 1 Tablespoon Ginger rapidly boil four quarts of water adding shrimp scallion allspice Salt cloves Lemon juice and Cook for about 10 minutes. Remove shrimp shelling arid cleaning them. In a Saucepan simmer the Chicken Broth molasses Ginger vinegar and sugar. Separately blend the Corn starch and pineapple juice adding into the pan and stirring the sauce frequently Over a medium heat until it thickens. Finally add chopped pineapple and shrimp heat for five minutes and serve. By Erma Bombick at wits end some of the greatest fiction inthe world is being written these Days by authors who will probably never be recognized m speaking of course of the catalogues that go out each year from nurseries de scribing their Flowers Trees and  neighbors Babs and Jerry never miss an Issue. Last year Jerry could hardly contain himself. Look at this he said thrusting the catalogue in our aces. This amazing super growing Spe cies soars Lota a magnificent tree . That s not All. It a Root trs itself in lavish masses of bouquets and its branches appear to Bend from toe sheer mass of the weight of the Magn fluent blossoms. It grows More la one month than Roost other Shade Trees grow in a year and when mature will spread to 50 feet. Plant now step Back and watch out Price .8s." gee Jerry said my husband that sounds too Good to be  you think that s terrific listen to this one. Imagine the thrill of picking your own Ripe luscious bananas for breakfast or snacks for fruit salads pies and cakes. Al this from the most spectacular tropical Plant your neighbors have Ever envied. Exciting and educational for the children " Babs grabbed the Book out of us hand Here s what i m going for. Winter Blooming Dowers from hol land that Bloom All Winter. These Flowers laugh at Winter Snow the picture snowed a family of three standing at their picture window look lag into rows of Pink yellow and bloc Flowers nestled above the Snow. The Flowers were laughing. And now for the Zinger said Jerry. This one is going to not Only amaze our friends but rid our Home of flying insects. Its a Venus Fly trap that actually eats mos Quitos and flies. When your Home is insect free it says you can feed it bits of raw  about unplanned children i you Haven t taken any of this seriously have you you la be sorry when you have to fight your Way into our Yard with a Machete  we did t see Babs and Jerry for several months. When we did our questions were obvious. Hey Jer How s the amazing super growing species that soars into a magnificent tree in just one year it spread to so feet All right just like the and said. All underground and around the septic  and the banana tree we did t get the crop we had hoped for. Someone set a cocktail in the pot and it caught cold and died. As for the Venus Fly trap it ate the Winter Blooming Flowers be cause the laughing got on it s  does this mean you re giving up indeed not said Jerry leafing through the catalogue. We re getting a prayer Plant it says Here it amazes adults and children and each Leaf folds out like pair of hands at worship. U nut Kwh drum toe