For the enthusiasts: the pepernoten are back on the shelf

The whole country is panting from the heat. In roughly half of the provinces, a heat plan is in effect, and what are the supermarkets doing? Filling the shelves with ginger nuts. Yes, you read that right.

Our editorial app just went haywire because they have been spotted. At Coop, at Jumbo, no news from Appie yet. But a good example follows. The supermarkets‘ explanation: ’It's ideal at these temperatures. It doesn't stick, it doesn't melt.' It's August 2nd, dear people. TWO. In Amsterdam, the thermometer hits twenty-eight degrees, in our garden it feels like fifty. And the shopping lists are just rapidly adjusted. I see at least two people within one meter taking a detour past the supermarket tonight. They are ecstatic with joy. They can enjoy nibbling on a ginger nut on that sultry summer evening. Just 108 more nights to sleep, and then the Good Saint is back in the country.