Love Apple

Oh wait, it's possible that with her hands in that position, she's trying to hide her love-apple. ❋ Cosmo7 (2009)

It seemed that while Venice spun itself into an overheated frenzy, the doge would sip cold love-apple soup under his bed canopy, and only three councilmen would come to the palace to eat a sensible meal of the same soup, cold chicken, and chilled cantaloupe. ❋ Elle Newmark (2008)

One day, while seasoning a complicated love-apple sauce for his stuffed pasta, the chef idly remarked, “It would be interesting to stir a wicked pot with an innocent spoon.” ❋ Elle Newmark (2008)

On their return, I saw for the first time, the pitanga, a berry of which an excellent preserve is made; it grows upon a beautiful shrub, scarcely to be distinguished, either in flower or leaf, from the broad-leaved myrtle; the berry is as large as a filbert, and divided and coloured like the large red love-apple. ❋ Maria Graham (N/A)

It was first used for ornamental purposes and was called "love-apple." ❋ Harry Snyder (N/A)

I rubbed myself the colour of a love-apple, humming the while old-time ditties long since driven out of my head by the Latin rubbish. ❋ George W. Gough (N/A)

Among the edible plants which serve for seasoning or spicery, I must mention the love-apple (_Tomate_), which thrives well in all the warm districts of Peru; and the Spanish pepper (_Aji_), which is found only on the coast and in the mild woody regions. ❋ Johann Jakob Von Tschudi (1853)

Here the direction of our road was E.S.E. The Arab who accompanied me presented me with a fruit which grows wild in these parts, and is unknown in the northern parts of Syria, and even at Damascus; it is of the size of a small egg, of the colour of the Tomato or love-apple, of a sweet agreeable taste, and full of juice. ❋ Unknown (1822)

Damascus; it is of the size of a small egg, of the colour of the Tomato or love-apple, of a sweet agreeable taste, and full of juice. ❋ John Lewis Burckhardt (1800)

Will I work my way through the recipes for raspberry sex tonic, blackberry body syrup, love-apple seduction or spiced nuts? ❋ Cameron Fenton (2010)

Those love [apples] were hand [crafted] [by god]! ❋ Afghanisrock (2006)

"What would you like to go in the [sandwhich]?" "I would like [lettuce], cheese, [ham], and a love apple" ❋ Steven (2004)

"Man that is one instense [love apple] you got there!" "[Yeah I know] aye, I could barely talk for [five minutes] after it." ❋ Ramblaron (2006)

"Hey I made [Apple pie] [for you]" "[God I love Apple pie]" ❋ Red Pikmin (2022)

Children with a sweet [tooth] are not so likely to say, "That's fine --- I love apples" as [kiddos] who have been raised on a [whole-foods] diet. ❋ QuacksO (2021)