#the alewife

[wardenparker]

First of all, let me say that I L O V E The Ale Wife, I think I read it more than 10 times. About this world, do you have any blurbs or ideas about how Santi meet Gabi?

A blurb is not a bad idea! And I apologize that it took me so long to reply to this, things have been crazy. But in a good way! 👍🧡

Santi and Gabi met at a concert while the guys were between deployments. Both had gone with other groups of people but ended up leaving together, and never let go of each other again after that. The heartbreaker became a smitten kitten almost instantly.

[10siglosdehistoria]

The Alewife

Image: Mother Louse, a well-known Oxford alewife in the 17th century. /Mother Louse, una conocida cocinera de cerveza de Oxford en el siglo XVII.

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The term 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗪𝗜𝗙𝗘𝗦 appeared in medieval English texts from 1393 onwards and referred to all women who brewed beer for domestic or commercial use, an activity carried out in the home and passed down from generation to generation. With the arrival of the Black Death between 1347 and 1350, beer consumption increased because the boiled water from which it was brewed destroyed bacteria, making it the only drinkable beverage. By brewing it, it became profitable for the women who had learned the trade.

In the popular culture of the time, the Alewife was depicted in front of a cauldron of boiling water to which she added wheat, which she kept away from mice with many cats.

When he brewed a lot of beer, he would mark it by placing a broom outside his house or go to the market to sell it wearing a dark dress common among Protestants and the henin - a pointy hat very fashionable at the time - dyed black to stand out from the crowd.

In the 16th century, the Church began to no longer tolerate women who subverted the natural patriarchal order by brewing beer, and the arrival of the plague, associated with the idea of hell as divine punishment, began to obsess the Church. Hence, in commissioned paintings, priests urged artists to include brewers, who were no longer seen as businesswomen, but as immoral people, stimulating sexual appetites with alcohol, dirty and ambiguous in agreement with the devil.

In The Tunning of Elynour Rummyng, a long misogynistic and defamatory poem by the English poet-priest John Skelton, probably written in 1517, we read a portrait of the brewer Elynour Rummyng. Elynour is described "to the smallest detail as a grotesquely ugly woman: her face is bristling with hair; her lips drool "like a whirling rain"; her crooked, hooked nose drips constantly; her skin is lax, her back is hunched, her eyes misty, her hair grey, her joints swollen, her skin greasy. She is, of course, old and fat. She is also religiously suspect, accepts rosaries as payment for beer, swears blasphemies, learns the secrets of beer from a Jew, 'looks like a witch' and dresses on holidays 'like a Saracen' and 'like an Egyptian''. At one point, the author writes that 'the devil and she are brothers'. The poem, written to cheer the English court, was praised by literary critics for its "descriptive power" and because it was considered a satire against alcohol and drunkenness. Despite numerous reprints, the Alewifes did not lose its clientele. (1)

It goes without saying that this was especially true of the women who cured with herbs, spices and plants, who were also depicted with a deformed face, a tall hat, dressed in black, cats and a cauldron.

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El término 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗪𝗜𝗙𝗘𝗦 apareció en textos medievales ingleses a partir de 1393 y se refería a todas aquellas mujeres que elaboraban cerveza para uso doméstico o comercial, actividad que se llevaba a cabo en el hogar y se transmitía de generación en generación. Con la llegada de la peste negra, entre 1347 y 1350, el consumo de cerveza aumentó porque el agua hervida con la que se elaboraba destruía las bacterias, convirtiéndola en la única bebida potable. Al elaborarla, se hizo rentable para las mujeres que habían aprendido el oficio.

En la cultura popular de la época, se representaba a la Alewife delante de un caldero de agua hirviendo al que añadía trigo que mantenía alejado de los ratones con muchos gatos.

Cuando elaboraba mucha cerveza, lo señalaba colocando una escoba en el exterior de su casa o acudía al mercado a venderla con un vestido oscuro muy común entre los protestantes y el henin -un sombrero puntiagudo muy de moda en la época- teñido de negro para destacar entre la multitud.

En el siglo XVI, la Iglesia empezó a no tolerar más a las mujeres que subvertían el orden patriarcal natural fabricando cerveza, y la llegada de la peste, asociada a la idea del infierno como castigo divino, empezó a obsesionar a la Iglesia. De ahí que, en los cuadros encargados, los sacerdotes instaran a los artistas a incluir a las cerveceras, que ya no eran vistas como mujeres de negocios, sino como personas inmorales, que estimulaban los apetitos sexuales con el alcohol, sucias y ambiguas de acuerdo con el diablo.

En The Tunning of Elynour Rummyng, un largo poema misógino y difamatorio del poeta-sacerdote inglés John Skelton, escrito probablemente en 1517, leemos un retrato de la cervecera Elynour Rummyng. Elynour es descrita «hasta el más mínimo detalle como una mujer grotescamente fea: su rostro está erizado de vello; sus labios babean “como una lluvia que gira”; su nariz torcida y ganchuda gotea constantemente; su piel es laxa, su espalda está encorvada, sus ojos empañados, su pelo gris, sus articulaciones hinchadas, su piel grasienta. Es, por supuesto, vieja y gorda. También es sospechosa desde el punto de vista religioso, acepta rosarios como pago por la cerveza, jura blasfemias, aprende los secretos de la cerveza de un judío, «parece una bruja» y se viste en los días festivos «como una sarracena» y «como una egipcia»'. En un momento dado, el autor escribe que «el diablo y ella son hermanos». El poema, escrito para alegrar a la corte inglesa, fue alabado por la crítica literaria por su «poder descriptivo» y porque se consideraba una sátira contra el alcohol y la embriaguez. A pesar de las numerosas reimpresiones, las alewifes no perdieron clientela. (1)

No hace falta señalar lo que ocurría especialmente con las mujeres que curaban con hierbas, especias y plantas, a las que también se representaba deformadas de la cara, con un sombrero alto, vestidas de negro, gatos y un caldero.

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Il termine 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗪𝗜𝗙𝗘𝗦 compare nei testi medievali inglesi a partire dal 1393 e indicava tutte quelle donne che producevano birra per uso domestico o commerciale, attività svolta in casa e tramandata da generazioni di donne. Con l’arrivo della Peste Nera, tra il 1347 e il 1350, Il consumo di birra aumentò perché, l’acqua bollita con la quale veniva realizzata , distruggeva i batteri rendendola l’unica bevanda potabile. Produrla, diventò redditizia per le donne che avevano imparato il mestiere.

Nella cultura popolare dell’epoca, la Alewife veniva rappresentata davanti ad un calderone di acqua bollente nel quale aggiungeva il grano tenuto lontano dai topi con molti gatti.

Quando produceva tanta birra, lo segnalava mettendo una scopa fuori della sua casa oppure andava al mercato per venderla indossando un abito scuro molto comune tra i protestanti e l’henin — un cappello a punta molto in voga all’epoca— tinto di nero per distinguersi tra la folla.

Nel XVI secolo la chiesa iniziò a non tollerare più quelle donne che stavano sovvertendo l’ordine patriarcale naturale con la produzione della birra e l’avvento della pestilenza, associata all’idea dell’inferno come punizione divina, iniziò ad ossessionare la chiesa. Ecco che, nei dipinti commissionati, i sacerdoti esortarono gli artisti ad inserire anche le birraie viste non più come imprenditrici bensì come persone immorali, che con l’alcool stimolavano gli appetiti sessuali, sporche e ambigue in accordo con il diavolo.

Nel The Tunning of Elynour Rummyng, lungo poema misogino e diffamatorio del poeta-sacerdote inglese John Skelton, scritto probabilmente nel 1517, leggiamo il ritratto della alewife Elynour Rummyng. Elynour viene descritta « nei minimi dettagli come una donna grottescamente brutta: il suo viso è irto di peli; le sue labbra sbavano "come una pioggia filante"; il suo naso storto e adunco gocciola costantemente; la pelle è lassa, la sua schiena è piegata, i suoi occhi sono appannati, i suoi capelli sono grigi, le sue articolazioni gonfie, la sua pelle è unta. È, ovviamente, vecchia e grassa. È anche religiosamente sospetta, accetta rosari come pagamento per la birra, impreca in modo blasfemo, apprende i segreti della birra da un ebreo, "sembra essere una strega" e si veste nei giorni sacri "come un saraceno" e "come un'egiziana"». L’autore, ad un certo punto, scrive che «il diavolo e lei sono fratelli». Il poema, redatto per rallegrare la corte inglese, venne lodato dai critici letterari per la “potenza descrittiva” e perché considerato una satira nei confronti dell’alcol e dell’ubriachezza. Nonostante le numerose ristampe, le alewifes non persero clienti (1).

Inutile sottolineare quello che accadde soprattutto alle donne che guarivano con erbe, spezie e piante, anche loro rappresentate deformi nel viso, con un cappello alto, vestite di nero, gatti e un calderone.

(1) Bennett J. M. Ale, Beer and Brewsters in England: Women's Work in a Changing World, 1300–1600, Oxford University Press, 1996.

Source: Donne nel tempo

[nuheyenuh]

Against the current.

[linseedling]

Rough sketch of the cover for my Boston nature zine

[vlkphoto]

Alosa pseudoharengus .. [1 / 2]

A school of Alewives hang out in a stream of water in a tank at the Aquarium. Toronto, ON.

[svnflowermoon]

I MET YOU BY SURPRISE, YOU WERE HANGING OUT ALL THE TIME, BUT YOU KNOW YOU SAVED ME FROM DOING SOMETHING TO MYSELF THAT NIGHT. YOU CALLED ME SEVEN TIMES, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, ON THE LINE. I DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU, JUST HAD THE THOUGHTS IN MY MIND

[funsizedoblivions]

clairo played alewife at my boston show i repeat clairo played alewife at my show

she told us how she made flaming hot cheetos in her room in massachusetts while we were in boston it was so cute omg

pics r on my pinterest !!

[o-the-mts]

The effect of Tumblr on my life is that I can’t see these signs on the Red Line without thinking “MALEWIFE.”

[spectral-coyote]

ghost venue n alewife hat but sooo sillies

;D

[bonbriver]

Alewife.

[clarascuro]

stuck! on the Boston subway

[wardenparker]

So I know you posted it a long time ago, but I just recently came across The Alewife and literally JUST finished reading it. IT WAS AMAZING! Ugh the envy I had to have a group of friends like that while reading it was off the charts, but it gave me so much joy too. I loved reading about all the friends stories and their journeys. I feel like I read a whole book and now I’m mad it’s over even though it ended perfectly 😂

You did read a whole book! And maybe some day that book might be bound on a shelf somewhere?

[everybodyknows-everybodydies]

file under: yet another Orsimer miscommunication opportunity

[peterpoe19]

As always the only creative thing I love to do is make Spotify playlists for no reason. Celebrating the fact that Clairo is releasing her new album Charm soon this summer, here’s a playlist with every released song in Clairo’s discography available on Spotify (including “featuring Clairo,” guest appearance songs, and her band, “Shelly”)

[butthatsnotwhereminelives]

i would really love to hear taylor cover clairo it would be so cool

[svnflowermoon]

I MET YOU BY SURPRISE, YOU WERE HANGING OUT ALL THE TIME, BUT YOU KNOW YOU SAVED ME FROM DOING SOMETHING TO MYSELF THAT NIGHT. YOU CALLED ME SEVEN TIMES, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, ON THE LINE. I DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU, JUST HAD THE THOUGHTS IN MY MIND