Flour Mills in Buffalo
The Washburn Crosby Company, the predecessor to General Mills, had flour mills in many places in the early 20th century. This vintage postcard depicts the mills and waterfront area at Buffalo, New York.
1894 Washburn Crosby Co. Cook Book
Compliments of Washburn Crosby Co., this 1894 cook book was a must have for consumers looking for recipes using Gold Medal flour.
Super Superlative Flour!
Washburn Crosby’s Superlative flour was of the finest quality. So much so that it went on to win the gold medal in the First Millers’ International Exhibition in 1880. Because of the win, the name was changed to Gold Medal Flour. A fine quality flour you can still find today!
Flour Delivery!
This was the state-of-the-art Gold Medal Flour delivery vehicle in 1920!
Flour Millers On Break
Two of our hardworking flour millers take a break in 1858.
Betty Crocker For Super Cakes
Betty Crocker decided in 1937 that she needed a flour so fine that it was just to be used for baking the perfect cakes. So Betty introduced SOFTASILK super cake flour. It was a vital ingredient in Betty’s ABCs of Cake Baking!
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