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Better than of Wilton's royal icing.

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 Wilton's icing calls for Crisco/hydrogenated oil. This recipe was created to first address that issue. Then it was expanded to make it smoother and be egg free. It is Vegan as a matter of course more then on purpose. Lets look at why this recipe is better then the original.  What is bakers sugar...  Regular table sugar is course ground it is rougher on the tongue it is made to be dissolved into coffee and tea or lemon aids. And for that it is fine. I also works just fine for baking because the heat melts it. But for a cold only recipe it stays course on the tongue.  Bakers sugar is ground to be finer in texture the pieces are smaller. This is smother on your tongue.  Substituting meringue powder..... I could mix up some food grade gum Arabic and some corn starch but why put myself though that extra work when i can buy this ready made and it is pre measured so that one pack is 1 TBS.  The original recipe made with table sugar and Crisco is greasy tasting and grainy. And the meringu