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Ancient LOVE POTION No. 9

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INFUSE YOUR (BOOZE-SOAKED) WAY TO SOME LOVIN'
By Rita Kerstiens, Contributing Writer, Fashiontribes.com

If it's time to take things to the next level, try a little sorcery. Hook things up by replacing your nightcap with an old-fashioned love potion.

Since ancient times, Balm of Gilead, an herb- & honey-infused wine, has enjoyed a reputation for bringing estranged lovers together, fixing broken hearts, and stimulating vivid dreams. The secret ingredients are Balm of Gilead herb and star anise, a reputed aphrodisiac which the Queen of Sheba herself once gifted to Solomon. (Star anise also has the added charm of licorice flavor, which will melt the coolest heart.)

Once the potion is infused, it becomes velvety smooth and mildly sweet, kind of like you. The phallic Balm of Gilead herb and erotic star anise peek through the bottle, conjuring an suggestive scene. The heady fragrance, well that’s for later…if he deserves it.



BALM OF GILEAD POTION

Ingredients:

- 1 bottle white burgundy (something pink so the herbs will show through bottle)
- 1 tbsp Balm of Gilead herb (available from your herbalist or botanica)
- 3 pieces Star of Anise
- 1/3 cup honey

Directions:

- Heat one cup of wine in a saucepan until it boils.
- Remove from the heat immediately.
- Place herbs and honey in the wine & let seep for about half an hour.
- Use a funnel to pour mixture back into the bottle.
- Recork & shake slightly to blend.
- To serve, place some herbs in the bottle and the wine glasses.

(star anise photo: wikipedia.org)

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