READING, Mass. —

Using apples picked fresh from Massachusetts orchards, you can bake a pie fit for a founding father.

"You can sit in your home and you can eat the foods that John Adams and Abigail Adams ate," said Michael Smith, also known online as the 18th Century Cook .

We meet him in the Parker Tavern in his hometown of Reading, Mass., built in 1694 , to whip up a pie like it's 1776. Watch Smith use fresh, local apples and a recipe from the first American cookbook .

You can watch the process and learn historical tidbits along the way here :

18th Century Cook's Apple Pie Recipe :

Crust:

350 grams all-purpose flour

113 grams butter

6 grams salt

6 grams sugar

2 tablespoons water

Filling:

500 grams sliced apples (3-4 medium apples)

100 grams sugar

50 grams maple

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