Recipe - Decorators Frosting

3 ounce WATER
1 Three fourths pound SUGAR; POWDER 2 LB
5 ounce SHORTENING; 3LB
1 One half teaspoon IMITATION VANILLA

1. CREAM SUGAR AND SHORTENING IN MIXER BOWL 1 MINUTE AT LOW SPEED.
SCRAPE DOWN BOWL; CONTINUE BEATING AT MEDIUM SPEED 2 MINUTES.

2. ADD WATER AND VANILLA SLOWLY TO CREAMED MIXTURE WHILE BEATING AT
LOW SPEED. SCRAPE DOWN BOWL. CONTINUE BEATING AT MEDIUM SPEED UNTIL
SMOOTH.

NOTE: 1. ADDITIONAL WATER MAY BE ADDED TO REACH DESIRED CONSISTENCY.

NOTE: 2. THIS ICING MAY BE USED IN A PASTRY BAG FOR WRITING AND ALL
OTHER DECORATIVE WORK FOR CAKES.

NOTE: 3. IN STEP 2, FOR A TINTED FROSTING, A SMALL AMOUNT OF FOOD
COLORING PASTE MAY BE USED.

Recipe Number: G05100

SERVING SIZE: 2 TABLESPO

From the Army Master Recipe Index File (actually used today!).
Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.