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America the Bountiful
Maple Syrup in Vermont
Season 1
Episode 111
One of the oldest food traditions in America is tapping trees for sap and boiling it down for the prized maple syrup. Vermont has long been a mecca for the practice and is now innovating in incredibly fun and delicious ways. Capri learns from a family who use traditional methods to harvest sap and make syrup and gets a glimpse of how maple producers are experimenting with flavors.
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