When you think of Vermont, the first food that comes to mind may be maple syrup — but there’s another sweet treat this state takes very seriously: apple pie.

The Vermonter uses maple syrup and sugar in his home in a score of ways more or less exclusive with Vermont cooks. For instance, they are used not only on pancakes but on fried bread, in baked ...

CHITTENDEN — Do you think your maple pie is the best in all North America? If so, you can prove it at 2 p.m. Sunday at the first Great North American Maple Pie Contest, held at Baird Farm, 65 West ...