

Bitters, Blood and Sand - Four Historic Drink Recipes for the Spring Season
With improved weather right around the corner, what better way to celebrate Spring than by sharing a few historical drink recipes with you? Here are four drink recipes from the 17th, 19th and 20th Centuries that we recently stumbled upon. Enjoy! Captain Radcliffe’s Punch This smooth-drinking white wine- and cognac-based punch is based upon a poem by the 17th-century English army captain and courtier, Alexander Radcliffe. To make this punch, you will need: 4 lemons 1⁄2 cup su


Eight Cool Artifacts With Ties To 18th Century Newburyport
Let's be honest ... The Nerds love everything 18th and early 19th Century Newburyport. The seaside community has a unique and special history that includes shipbuilding, rum, privateers, Benedict Arnold and the very eccentric Lord Timothy Dexter.
Recently, we decided that we wanted to share eight cool artifacts from the 18th century that have direct or indirect ties to Newburyport. While a couple of these items bore witness to the American Revolution, the remainder are loc