Anyone please anyone! I made for the first time the sugarshack bc recipe and I did not use hi ratio stuff because I don't know where to get it here in the Central Valley, Ca. So I used good old Crisco and let me tell you it was crappy. 
I know something was wrong, followed directions to the T but don't know why it was stiff, maybe Crisco? But it was just awful. So is there another name or another kind of high ratio stuff I can get that's not sweetex. I found some online but shipping for a 50lb tub is not as cheap as you think. Someone let me know. I just ordered today sugarshacks dvd because I hear such wonderful things but if I don't have the good stuff to go with it, what else should I do? Thanks for hearing me out on this topic that I believe drives a few of us up the wall.
Did you use the new zero trans fat crisco? if so, that mya be the problem. U do not HAVE to use hi ratio to have suceess with this recipe, hi ratio just makes a better icing. Find a store brand shortening that has 2-3 grams of trans fat it in, and it will work.
Please write out here for me EXACTLY what you used, the amounts, and the process you used, and i will help you figure it out!
That's it I used the new stuff, I just bought at Smart & Final. I didn't think this new stuff would make a difference. But thanks next time I will try that. Oh and by the way I went by the buttercream video on You Tube. Good video, but I hear your DVD is awesome. Thanks a bunch!
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