SC - Now this is mideval cooking

[Sharon R. Saroff]

My lord husband, Sfi Mordehai, sent this to me.

Sindara



>              Legendary aphrodisiac draws mobs of Turkish lovers
>
>   Paste
>   _Packets of a paste reputed to be Turkey's strongest aphrodisiac are
>   flung to waiting throngs
>   _April 26, 1999
>   Web posted at: 10:54 p.m. EDT (0254 GMT)_
>
>   MANISA, Turkey (CNN) -- Hoping a centuries-old secret recipe will
>   inject new romance into their lives, more than 14,000 people flocked
>   to the western Turkish town of Manisa this week to grab a piece of a
>   legendary aphrodisiac.
>
>   Local authorities planned to throw hundreds of kilograms of a
>   mysterious paste, known as Mesur Macunu, from the top of the Sultan
>   mosque in Manisa's main square.
>
>   The paste, made up of 41 different spices, has gained the reputation
>   of being the strongest aphrodisiac in the country, due to its
>   energizing qualities.
>
>   It was said to have been invented in 1540 by a prominent medicine man
>   of the Ottoman Empire, Musluhittin Ephendi, who devised the formula to
>   save the life of the terminally ill mother of Sultan Suleyman the
>   Magnificent.
>
>   Girl
>   _Manisa has been celebrating the aphrodisiac paste for more than 400
>   years _
>
>   The recipe has been secretly transferred from generation to generation
>   among the town's ruling class, known only to the top municipal
>   authorities and officially appointed makers.
>
>   Every year since Mesur Macunu's creation, the town of Manisa has
>   thrown a special festival to distribute the elixir to the masses.
>
>   This year's celebration, the 459th festival, was marked by the
>   announcement that the formula has been officially approved by the
>   Turkish Pharmaceutical Standards Institute.
>
>   Manisa authorities said almost 40 tons of the paste would be produced
>   this year, with a quarter of it exported to European countries.
>
>
>-- 
>Matthew Saroff
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>msaroff at pobox.com
>
>

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