Gold Medal® Confidence: It all began in 1866 when C.C. Washburn began operating his first flour mill, which produced far more barrels of flour than area bakers needed and was nicknamed "Washburn's Folly." Fourteen years later, Washburn entered his flour at the first Millers' International Exhibition in Cincinnati, Ohio, where it took the "Gold Medal" grand prize as well as the name of its esteemed award. Today, Gold Medal flour is America's best-selling flour, making "Washburn's Folly" a success....