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    Eric Withington blows foam from the top of a test cup so he can take a hydrometer reading at his sugar house in Barnard, Vt., on March 14, 2024. “We’re trying to catch up – every tank is full.” said Withington who said he had about 1,300 gallons of sap come in the previous day and was getting ready for Maple Open House Weekend. “I probably should have boiled all night, but I didn’t.” (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
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    Eric Withington, right, hands a sample of maple syrup produced on the 11th day of boiling at his Barnard, Vt., sugar house to his friend Chuck Lucot, of Pomfret, left, on March 14, 2024. Withington said he had made about 70 gallons of syrup so far this season and is hoping to make more than 250 gallons this year. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
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    Chuck Lucot, of Pomfret, feeds the fire at his friend Eric Withington’s sugar house in Barnard, Vt., on March 14, 2024. Withington said he uses bunches of softwood slabs, because of their affordability, in addition to hard wood as fuel. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.