Mom Wood's Buttercream Icing

• 2 lbs confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 14 cups Crisco, in really hot weather, cut back by 1/4 cup of Crisco
• 12 cup water or 12 cup milk, adding as needed
• 4 teaspoons of wilton's clear vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon of wilton's meringue powder (optional)

1. Beat all ingredients for 20 minutes on a regular mixer or about 7 minutes on a Kitchen Aid Mixer.
2. NOTE:.
3. To make this recipe a Chocolate Icing: 1/4 Cup less of the Crisco Add 1/2 cup to 1 cup of sifted Unsweetened Dark Cocoa.
4. Note: for the chocolate icing, you can use regular vanilla extract.

sugar, salt, crisco, water, vanilla extract, meringue powder

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mom-woods-buttercream-icing-308618 (may not work)