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The untimely demise of Captain Jackson

July 31, 2014 by Linda Greene Leave a Comment

Here is what we know about the untimely and dramatic death of Captain Jackson. Dated Sunday, August 11 in the American Weekly Mercury in Philadelphia, PA: It was received in Boston, the news of Captain Newark Jackson’s death. In Barbados, Captain Jackson took aboard his schooner three Portuguese men. One night when the ship was […]

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Guest inquiry: conching chocolate

June 24, 2014 by Linda Greene 1 Comment

Conching chocolate was a major development for chocolate, invented by Rodolphe Lindt. He wanted to improve the flavor and texture of eating chocolate. In 1879, he developed the process of conching, which produced superior chocolate aroma and melting characteristics. The conche aerates and removes moisture from the chocolate, drives off unsuitable flavors, and turns the […]

Filed Under: History Tidbits Tagged With: chocolate conche, chocolate development, chocolate shells, conching chocolate, Rodolphe Lindt

In Honor of Father’s Day

June 12, 2014 by Linda Greene Leave a Comment

 Our Founding Fathers and Chocolate   George Washington was a documented chocolate lover. Chocolate was a favorite drink at Mount Vernon in George Washington’s lifetime. His first recorded order for chocolate was for 20 pounds of the delicious treat, which arrived from England in 1758. He continued to buy chocolate throughout his life, in quantities as […]

Filed Under: History Tidbits Tagged With: colonial chocolate, Father's Day, founding fathers, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson

My dear friend and neighbor, Jane

May 20, 2014 by Linda Greene Leave a Comment

Nothing is grander than spending a beautiful spring afternoon with a delicious cup of chocolate and my dear friend and neighbor, Jane. Mrs. Jane Franklin Mecom, the youngest sister of our famous Benjamin Franklin, lives in a small two-story brick house built by Ebenezer Clough (ca. 1716), just behind the Old North Church on Unity […]

Filed Under: History Tidbits Tagged With: Benjamin FRanklin, Clough House, Elizabeth Franklin Berry, Jane Franklin, Jane Franklin Mecom, Jill Lepore, North End Boston, Unity Street

Who was Captain Newark Jackson and why is there a chocolate shop named after him?

May 9, 2014 by Linda Greene 1 Comment

Captain Newark Jackson was a mariner and merchant in Boston’s North End during the 1730s and ’40s. But he truly enjoyed his work as a chocolate maker. He owned a chocolate mill and made and sold chocolate in his shop near what was Mr. Clark’s Shipyard. Besides selling chocolate and other goods, he was also […]

Filed Under: Capt. Newark Jackson, History Tidbits Tagged With: box pews, Captain Jackson's Historic Chocolate Shop, Captain Newark Jackson, Clough House, colonial Boston, Old North Church

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