Creamy Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. flour
1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. Crisco
1 tsp. vanilla
pineapple or maraschino cherries

Preparation

Cook flour and milk very slowly until thick to make a paste. Cool.
Add butter, Crisco, sugar, salt and vanilla to paste.
Beat with mixer until thick and creamy.
(Don't underbeat.)
Add crushed, drained pineapple or chopped maraschino cherries.
(A nice party cake.)