It does seem to be true that early cookbooks recommended extremely long cooking, up to three hours, and that some English cooks were suspicious that what the French called a love apple, or pomme d'amour, was a dangerously powerful aphrodisiac.
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I think that is that is what the OP is asking and why Android and apple has been so successful . . . I love apple software but it is only available on apple products, yet on those devices it is user friendly with great apps.