My mom's old recipe used 1 cup sifted confectioners, 1/4 tsp salt, 2 tbsp. sweet carnation canned milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla, lemon or almond. This makes a tasty glaze which hardens the same way, though the carnation makes it creamy rather than white. I may try regular milk this year to see if I can get a nice white color, though it will probably not be as thick without the corn syrup. The debate is ongoing as to whether corn syrup is worse than table sugar, which I doubt. But I do like the added flavoring of my mom's recipe.

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