How Did We Start? November 1, 2016 3730 1 4 4 Branon’s Barrywilde Maples began 7 years ago at our home in Sheldon, Vermont. At the urging of my maple mentor – Aunt Cecile Branon, I started making maple cream and maple sugar in my small family kitchen. I purchased a large heavy duty 18 gauge stainless steel pot, a digital thermometer, high powered beaters