CRISCO FOOL-PROOF CARAMEL FROSTING

1 1/3 cups brown sugar
2 teaspoons corn syrup
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup Crisco vegetable shortening
1 1/2 cups confectioners` sugar
2 tablespoons hot milk

Boil together brown sugar, corn syrup and 1/3 cup milk until soft ball forms when dropped into cold water (238 degrees F).

Mix Crisco with confectioners` sugar and hot milk. Pour hot syrup over confectioners` sugar mixture. Beat to a spreading consistency.

From: Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe booklet: Recipes for Good Eating, The Procter and Gamble Company, 1945