Pop those cherries in the freezer then roll them across your lovers' skin in fine, “Nine 1/2 Weeks” fashion. Or simply place a bowl, piled high at the bedside, awaiting the occasion for a naughty midnight feast.

Often mingled with chocolate, cherries become an exotic ingredient in otherwise mundane desserts. They transform traditional chocolate cake into something so sophisticated it deserves a name like Black Forrest. And of course, what would that sundae be without the cherry on top?

Little did your mama know when she ordered you your first Shirley Temple, that childhood mainstay made from ginger ale and Marachino cherry juice that cherries are loaded with sexual stimulation. Certain cherries, those with more musky scents, are said to stimulate pheromone production. They also offer a little potassium, essential for producing sexual hormones. Cherries' antioxidants keep skin radiant and their quercetin content has antihistaminic attributes, a wonderful aid to physical exertion.