Gudrun Bartels

Hello from Cologne..

@SubRosaMagick I just see: In the English pronunciation it is a good name for a rockband.

@SubRosaMagick In Germany there was a crime called „Mundraub“ (mouthrobbing) which was not punished until some time in 20th century. So if someone was hungry and stole food to eat it immediately. Nowadays the owner has to file a lawsuit or it is not punished.

Picture this: medieval Ireland, maybe the 7th century. A woman, six months pregnant, walks past a neighbor's garden and catches the scent of fresh apples hanging heavy on the branch. Her mouth waters. Her body demands it. Not a polite want, a physical need that grips her from the inside. So she takes one. In most societies, this would be theft. Punishment. Shame. But in early Ireland, governed by the ancient Brehon Laws, something remarkable happened instead: the law said she had every right to do it. These weren't just any legal codes. The Brehon Laws ruled Ireland for more than a millennium, long before English conquest rewrote the rules. They were astonishingly intricate, covering everything from cattle trespass to physician fees, and they reflected a worldview that valued balance over brutality. Pregnancy, in this system, wasn't treated as a private burden. It was a communal concern. The law recognized that cravings weren't frivolous or indulgent, they were biological signals tied directly to the survival of mother and child. Texts like the Bretha Étgid even included specific provisions: if a pregnant woman experienced a craving, she could take small amounts of food, even from someone else's property, without it being considered a crime. The catch? The portion had to be modest, and the craving had to be genuine. But here's the stunning part: the law didn't punish the woman. It waived the criminal penalty entirely. While some civil discussion of restitution might occur, the community recognized this as necessity, not theft. The Brehon Laws operated on a philosophy that prioritized social harmony and restitution over retribution. Rather than locking people up or exacting revenge, the system sought to restore balance. A pregnant woman taking an apple wasn't a criminal, she was a vessel for the next generation, and her well-being was more valuable than any single piece of property. It's a legal framework that feels almost alien today, where we criminalize desperation and protect property above people. But in early Ireland, the community bore the responsibility. They understood that supporting a mother wasn't just moral, it was survival. The child she carried would one day tend the fields, defend the clan, continue the line. So the next time someone dismisses a pregnant craving as silly or overblown, remember: there was once a society wise enough to write it into law. via Daughters of Time #HERstory #Ireland

@NukaRhyPiratin Ich mag beide Sorten, die lauwarme mit Brühe aus dem Badischen und auch die mit Mayonnaise. Bei den Kartoffeln bin aber fimschich. Kannte in den ersten 20 Jahren nur die aus der Lüneburger Heide und zwar da, wo WIRKLICH der Sandboden ist. Die sind sogar nur mit Stippe köstlich.

Kartoffelsalat ist kein Gericht. Kartoffelsalat ist ein Schlachtfeld. Komplizierter als jede Rainbow Road, hinterhältiger als ein Monopoly-Abend, brutaler als die letzte UNO-Karte, wenn jemand plötzlich +4 legt und dich dabei noch angrinst. Die Fronten sind klar: Mit Mayonnaise – oder bist du komplett verloren? Nur Bouillon – angeblich „traditionell“, aber auch ein bisschen verdächtig. Öl, Essig und Zwiebeln – die Puristen, die dich still verurteilen. Und dann die Details, die alles eskalieren lassen: Salatgurken oder Essiggurken? Zwiebeln oder Schalotten? Warm oder kalt? Durchgezogen oder frisch? Jede Familie hat diese Oma. Die eine. Die Unantastbare. Ihr Rezept ist Gesetz, ihre Schüssel heilig, und wehe jemand wagt es, etwas daran zu ändern. Diskussionen darüber beginnen harmlos – und enden in passiv-aggressiven Kommentaren und drei Jahren Funkstille. Ganz ehrlich: Es ist wahrscheinlich besser, dass die meisten von uns nie politische Macht bekommen. Sonst gäbe es keine diplomatischen Konflikte mehr wegen Grenzen oder Ressourcen… …sondern wegen Kartoffelsalat. Und so einen soll ich am Sonntag mitbringen zur Osterfeier

@strucom @NukaRhyPiratin Die Rinderbrühe aber selber aufgesetzt. Estragonsenf, interessant.

Zur Anregung/Vergleich hier das original Wiener Traditionsrezept: Heurige Erdäpfel (=Kartoffeln) gekocht+geschält und in feine Scheiben schneiden, Sonnenblumenöl, Rinderbrühe, Rotweinessig, Estragonsenf, Salz, schwarzer Pfeffer, Zucker, Rote Zwiebel fein gewürfelt, Schnittlauch. All das sollte "lauwarm" sein (=mindestens Zimmertemperatur haben). Vorsichtig durchmischen und vor dem Service ruhen lassen. Selbst in Wien alleine gibt es aber bereits rund 50 Variationen dazu. ;-)

@Armin_Sommer @NukaRhyPiratin Oh ja. Kenn ich von der Mutter eines Ex-Freundes aus dem Badischen, Gott hab sie selig. Sie hat noch reichlich Schnittlauch aus dem Garten druntergemischt. Bester Kartoffelsalat.

@NukaRhyPiratin Essig, Öl, Salz, Pfeffer, Zwiebeln und Bouillon. Schwäbisch halt😎

@deberelli @SubRosaMagick Interesting, You‘re welcome!

@EmmaSengsta @SubRosaMagick Thank you for adding more to this historical example. Both of these help greatly with some research I currently doing for a writing project.

@TestaRo40548188 @SaffronKim Yeah. That was the other side of the coin. The boys could have a hard time, too, for different reasons.

@EmmaSengsta @SaffronKim "My parents and my lecturers could never understand Well, they used to sit and speculate upon their son's career. A lawyer or a doctor or a civil engineer Just give me bread and water, put a guitar in my hand. 'Cause all I need is music and The Free Electric Band."

1972 School careers advisor: “What would you like to be?” Me, aged 14: “A journalist (foreign correspondent), an astronaut, or an actor.” Careers advisor: “Have you considered nursing?” That’s what us girls were up against.

@oelma__ Well well well done.

What’s your first thought when you see this steak?

So don‘t forget to visit this castle tomorrow at 9am when Fat Pitter calls you..

@redveil But comfortable that they built this castle right at the central station, what?

first time in europe seeing these hogwarts ass castles

@derspiegel Ich finde Modeblogging im Prinzip gut, man sollte aber konstruktiv kritisieren, nicht bashen. Das wirkt schnell classless. Wie man es richtig macht, zeigt immer wieder diese Dame, die ich sehr schätze, weil Frauen von ihr etwas lernen können. youtu.be/5pssn-MygSw?is…

Für den Sohn von Armin Laschet ist der Anzug das »bequemste Kleidungsstück«, auch beim Fliegen. Für Mitmenschen, die sich legerer kleiden, findet er deutliche Worte: Natürlich sei dies ein freies Land, aber... #ref=rss" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">spiegel.de/panorama/leute…

@OmahKhemikal @DailyTurkic where it started that we Westerners became hostile to the Easterners. Not just their lack of work ethics at the time but their racism, too.

@OmahKhemikal @DailyTurkic But only some. I can remember well some newspaper articles around 1990, that some East German workers arrived in the West expecting to replace the Turks immediately. And the West German wirkers who had worked with their collegues for years were very offended. Actually that‘s

After 45 years at BMW, this Turkish worker retires and drives out of the factory. • People forget that Turks built the German industry.

@CAsia_Security @DailyTurkic This is bullshit. Everyone in Germany knows what guest workers were and why they were invited to work here. It is common knowledge. Unfortunately after the fall of the wall the East German workers expected to replace the Turks which did not resonate well among the West Germans.

@DailyTurkic Such a message may not resonate with Germans, who credit their innovation as driving the industry. On a related note, Türkiye is already among Europe's top automotive producers, though developing its domestic brand is necessary.

@germengineer @DailyTurkic But you know that West Germany made campaigns to get guest workers because there weren‘t enough at home, right? Or are you THAT uneducated?

@DailyTurkic Germans built the German industry If Turks were capable of that, they would’ve built a Turkish industry, which they have not

@DailyTurkic Well they helped to. 45 years ago that would be 1981. The German industry was mostly rebuilt in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1990s many industries were given up (like CFK, chemics or KHD, machines) here in Cologne Kalk. The guest workers as we called them at the time helped a lot.

@potatoslav 40 years ago I visited Wales. On a normal sunday in the North West there was not even a coffee shop open. It was raining cats and dogs and to find a shelter you could sit at the bus stop. Took a taxi to get out of town again. It must have been Bangor.

living in Germany truly does feel like living in the year 1284 sometimes. its Good Friday so today all the shops are closed and dancing is illegal. tomorrow i must walk into town to purchase some milk and eggs to make my Easter bread, because the shops are once again all closed on Sunday (as they are every Sunday)

@Nukeaholic180 @ginediezweite Ich kenne diese Mütter, die immer übertreiben, das macht wirklich keinen Sinn. 4 Cremes und dafür die Nacht durchmachen. Völlig überspannt. Die Mutter sollte auch noch ausschlafen können, sonst ist nachher die Enttäuschung groß, wenn‘s nicht schmeckt.

@ginediezweite Was sind denn das für Kommentare hier? Eine Mama macht ihrem Kind eine Freude und macht dafür selbst eine Torte und ihr zerredet das, dass ne TK-Torte auch gereicht hätte? Hattet ihr so ne lieblose Kindheit, um andere niederzumachen?

Mein Sohn wird heute 4 und ich stand die ganze Nacht dafür in der Küche

@ginediezweite @DonCamillo666 Ich will Dir ja nicht den Spaß verderben, aber sowas ist bei einem 4-Jährigen völlig sinnlos. Besser Du bist ausgeschlafen und gut gelaunt. Da reicht auch etwas Einfacheres, hübsch dekoriert.

@DonCamillo666 Weil sich vier verschiedene Cremes leider nicht aus dem Ärmel schütteln lassen