Cake Icing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. Crisco (solid white)
3 tsp. flavoring (almond/clear vanilla, 1 of each flavor)
2 tsp. Karo white syrup
dash of salt (optional)
1 c. sifted Hershey cocoa (for chocolate icing)*
1 (2 lb.) bag confectioners sugar
1/2 c. cold water (more or less)

Preparation

Mix the first 4 (or 5 if chocolate) ingredients together at medium speed.
Add the confectioners sugar and water.
Add sugar first, then pour water over sugar.
Beat thoroughly.
Will keep several weeks in refrigerator.