Add boiling water to saffron and steep for 30 minutes. Put in a vita mixer or food processor. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy;  add eggs, all to food processor/vita mixer.  Sift dry ingredients together. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture, stirring just enough to moisten.  Turn into two buttered and floured loaf pans (7 1/2  x 3 1/2  x 2 1/4 inches) Bake in preheated moderate oven (350 F) for 40 -45 minutes. Puree in a blender 1 cup of raspberries. Serve on the side. Garnish with a few whole raspberries. This is the lemony - est  bread I have ever eaten

Aphrodisiac Saffron is wonderful for helping liver discomfort and pain. Fresh raspberries are great for anemia. The combo had an aphrodisiac affect on my being.

Lettuce

Avoid iceberg. This seems to create more cysts around  kidneys. It  has a calming effect and lettuce juice is supposed to be nice to have in the evening just before bed if one has difficulties in sleeping. From a Greek Vegan web site lettuce is thought to have aphrodisiac effects.

Raspberry

Raspberries and raspberry leaf tea. Shortly after my liver resection the raspberry bushes were fruiting like crazy. On my walks I would eat them by the buckets. I noticed a softening and an aphrodisiac effect upon my being. I happened to mention this at my hairdressers. The produce manager of the local supermarket was getting his haircut at the exact same moment. The following day raspberry baskets were on sale at the local neighborhood market. Raspberry leaf tea  is given during the last trimester of pregnancy for an easier delivery. It said to avoid in the first trimester because a miscarriage could result. I think this is due to its soften effect.

Saffron

Saffron is an herb with aphrodisiac qualities as well as useful for the liver, lowering blood pressure, helping to increase new blood vessel formation and developing into a drug for Alzheimer's.

The Millennium Vegan Restaurant hosts an aphrodisiac night on every full month once a month. A few more aphrodisiacs are: nuts (almonds) apricots, bananas - said to improve male libido, dates, figs, peach, mango, celery (this has the highest amount of pesticides) I avoid raw celery. celery - contains androsterone said to stimulate female arousal, asparagus - bridegrooms in France were required to eat several courses to arouse. Ancient Greeks also used this as an aphrodisiac. Artichokes - Catherine De Medici was considered scandalous by the French court for eating large quantities of artichokes, dipping them in butter and scraping their flesh with her teeth. Sweet potatoes are reputed to expand your ability to give and receive love. Tomatoes known as love apples by the French - may have been the real culprit that got adam and eve kicked out of eden. Onion - celibate Egyptian priest were forbidden to eat onions. Chocolate a natural mood enhancer. Truffles (the mushrooms not the chocolate variety) are known to contain a similar chemical that is in male sex hormone.

The Chicago Smell and Taste Research Foundation found that women became aroused by the scent of cucumbers. With men it was the smell of cinnamon cooking. On the east coast of USA a relaxing smell is freshly mown grass. In California it is BBQ roasting on the grill.

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