Flour and feed were once sold in heavy wooden barrels. By the early 20th century, mills swapped barrels for cotton sacks because they were cheaper and easier to transport. That practical shift is ...

Isn’t it interesting that everything in grocery stores can be found sealed in shiny plastic or sturdy cardboard, yet flour is still in flimsy paper bags? Flour bags really do seem like relics from a ...

The Shriver family of Union Mills built their fortunes around the 1797 brick grist mill that still stands today. Originally constructed for milling superfine flour, it operated all the way into World ...

Many foods you consume today may look very different than they did decades ago. As years go by, many brands update their products' packaging to cut costs or make the items appear sleeker and more ...