Cream Puffs from Minnie Peters

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup boiling water
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup flour
4 eggs unbeaten

NOTE-Filling & Icing in instructions

Bring shortening & water to a rolling boil. Add salt & flour all @ once, stirring hard. Remove from heat and cool. Add 1 egg @ a time, beating after the addition of each egg. Drop TBSP full on a cookie sheet. Bake @ 450 for 10 min. then lower heat to 400 degrees for 25 min. Cool. Cut circular hole in top. Remove any dough inside.

........ Filling ......

1 Quart of milk
8-10 TBSP corn starch
1/2 tsp salt
6 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups sugar

Cook until thick

.......Icing......

Powdered sugar
coco, 1 tsp butter
milk
1 tsp vanilla

Beat hard

After you have filled each puff you replace the top and ice. You can serve or chill and serve. Must be refrigerated if there are any left after serving.