1 stick Crisco
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla (clear extract for white icing, regular extract for
cream colored icing)
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Directions:
Put the milk and cornstarch in a jar and shake well. Pour the mixture into a small saucepan and cook until it is thickened. Stir vigorously, and then pour onto a plate to cool.
Whip the sugar, Crisco and vanilla with a mixer. Start out on low speed and then increase to high. Whip for at least 15 minutes. Add the cooled mixture and whip for a few minutes more until you do not feel the sugar when tasting. The consistency should be smooth and creamy.
