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When European settlers arrived in America, they brought apple seeds and apple bee colonies to cultivate an ideal pie. Samuel Sewell's 1697 diary entry is one of the first mentions of apple pie in the New World, indicating its presence on American menus almost from the start. Over the next century, cookbooks began to celebrate the delight of American apple pie, establishing its iconic status.
Amelia Simmons’ American Cookery in 1796 featured recipes that closely resemble modern apple pie, happily incorporating rosewater—a testament to the culinary influences of the day.