Reply to "Experience with Royal Icing Mix?"

Thanks everyone for your input. I was not sure if I wanted to try it, but was only thinking of taste and workability. I wonder if the ingredient "vanillin" is real vanilla in some form, or artificial, especially as the icing is white. The extra chemicals always worry me, especially things like preservatives and anti-caking agents. Now that I check the price, it makes even less sense. I believe I will stick with fresh and leave the mixes to explore another time. (Can't help but wonder if they are on to something if the corn starch prevents cratering though.)