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Vermont is a state we all know. It is known for maple syrup, the wilderness and lots of people with country houses. The capital of Vermont is Montperlier. The state fish is a brook trout and the walleye pike. The state animal is the Morgan horse. The state butterfly is the monarch butterfly. The state tree is the sugar maple (of course). The state flower is the Red Clover. The state drink is milk. Well here is some info on maple syrup. 

What would be a pancake or a waffle without syrup? Believe it or not, most maple syrup comes from Vermont.Vermont is the largest producer of maple syrup in the USA. Some of the brands in Vermont are Maple Grove Farms Vermont, Maple Sugarworks, Dakin Farm, Coutate’s Maple Syrup Shop, Sweet Retreat, Putham Family Farm and more. Vermont maple syrup is said to be the best in the USA. The maple syrup comes from a sugar maple, which is the state tree as I mentioned. Buckets are put on the trees to collect sap, and then you boil the sap and add sugar. Don’t try it at home, it probably won’t work. Maple syrup is awesome.

Dairy farming is an important part of Vermont life. The milk they use makes milk, cheese, ice cream, yogurt, butter and more. A famous Vermont ice cream maker is Ben and Jerry’s. Ben and Jerry’s started in Burlington Vermont, a shop in an old gas station. They started expanding through small stores in Vermont and then to other states until it became known through the USA. Vermont has 1386 cow dairy farms. You can visit one when you are there. 

So if you didn’t have Vermont, you would be missing out on two yummy things: maple syrup and Ben and Jerry’s, or any other kind of dairy product.