I almost never bake with Crisco (aka shortening) and I really only bake with pure vanilla extract (homemade by my mom!), but ...

It is meant to be an orgy of Crisco and sugar slathered over gooey ... and one year I did get a graveyard with a frosting vulture, which was a pretty good attempt at capturing my youthful morbid ...

Combine the margarine and Crisco in the bowl of an electric mixer ... Slowly add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and milk, and beat until the frosting is creamy and fluffy, about 2 minutes ...

Crisco, the shortening used to bake flaky pie crusts and fry crispy chicken, is now available in a trans-fat-free version. The rollout has hit about 40 percent of the country and Is nothing sacred?

Crisco was invented in the late 1800s by William Procter and James Gamble. They sought an inexpensive fat to replace tallow, the raw material for their candle- and soap-making businesses.

Frosting-laden cookies ... It soon became the basis of Crisco, which announced its arrival with the tagline, "An Absolutely New Product, a Scientific Discovery Which Will Affect Every Kitchen ...