{"id":60061,"date":"2025-07-06T14:33:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T18:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=60061"},"modified":"2025-07-10T11:05:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:05:55","slug":"recognition-long-overdue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=60061","title":{"rendered":"Recognition Long Overdue"},"content":{"rendered":"

I first heard of the Culper Spy ring when I read Brian Kilmeade’s book\u00a0George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution<\/span>. The spy ring was based on Long Island and generally consisted of people who had known each other since childhood. That is how they avoided being infiltrated. The book is fascinating, and I strongly recommend it. Among other things, it deals with Benedict Arnold, how he was discovered, and why he was not returned to America to stand trial.<\/p>\n

On July 4th, The New York Post<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n

Long Island\u2019s newest steakhouse is a fascinating nod to the Culper spy ring<\/a>, a local group of Revolutionary War double agents whose heroic espionage efforts saved the colonial forces on multiple occasions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAs we were going through school, we learned about the spy ring and the effect it had on the American Revolution,\u201d Scott Brittman, part owner of Culper\u2019s 1778<\/span>, which opened in Setauket two weeks ago, told The Post.<\/strong><\/p>\n

…The new eatery is filled with Revolutionary War<\/a>-themed decor, including prints of the Battle of Setauket, a print of the Declaration of Independence, a life-size replica musket, and an original US flag, to name a few.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, Brittman\u2019s team truly committed to the theme by tracking down and recreating George Washington\u2019s spiced cherry brandy drink of choice, which he often carried, as per the first president\u2019s journal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Commander,\u201d as it\u2019s called, is served infused with lemon and cinnamon and stands among a bevy of Colonial cocktails \u2014 like Benedict Arnold\u2019s \u201cThe Traitor,\u201d made with vodka and, fittingly, tea.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is also the gin-based \u201cAgent 355,\u201d a nod to a female member whose identity is still unknown, in addition to \u201cThe Clothesline\u201d Ketel One libation, which pays homage to how Setauket Culper spy Anna Smith Strong sent signals by laying out her laundry in covert patterns.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of people that have come in here from different towns who are big history buffs,\u201d Brittman said, adding that Culper\u2019s will be closed on July 4 in observance of Independence Day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article explains who the Culpers were:<\/p>\n

Washington\u2019s secret agents were a brave band of at least seven known members, according to Christopher Judge, a longtime educator at Oyster Bay\u2019s Raynham Hall Museum<\/a>, which is the former home of Cupler spy Robert Townsend.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Setauket native Benjamin Tallmadge led the clandestine group on British-occupied LI alongside his tight-knit allies, Abraham Woodhull and Caleb Brewster, circa 1778, the year in which the restaurant is named.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThey were all childhood friends, and they knew they could trust each other with their lives. They all agreed to stand against what they considered the tyranny of the British,\u201d said Judge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYou could almost say that they were the CIA of the time \u2014 and predecessor to James Bond.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sounds like a wonderful restaurant to visit!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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