love recipe

noun

A recipe for a dish that when eaten is supposed to have the magic power to make the eater fall in love with a specified person.

Meanings

nounlove recipe (plural love recipes)

plural love recipes

  1. A recipe for a dish that when eaten is supposed to have the magic power to make the eater fall in love with a specified person.

    In eighteenth century France celery soup was a means of whetting the amorous appetite. It is often included in love recipes.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 58
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