Vermont’s maple sugarmakers are thrilled with the early spring weather. The unseasonably warm winter brought an early start to tapping and boiling, which began around mid-February — about two weeks earlier than normal. For some, it was the earliest start on record. And the continuing ups and downs in temperatures — bringing stretches of warm days and cool nights — is ideal for drawing sap

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