McDonald's French Fries the Good Old Recipe

This is a recipe to make McDonald's french fries
the way they first tasted in the olden days.
We would drive to the restaurant once a week
just to get an order of those great fries.
Today they don't make them with this recipe.
There are two secrets to get them to taste
just like they did when they first sold them.
One is to soak them in a sugar water bath,
the other is in frying them in some beef fat.

Ingredients:
2 large Idaho russet potatoes
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1-2 cups hot water
6 cups Crisco shortening
1/4 cup beef lard
salt

Directions:
Wash and peel the potatoes.
In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar,
corn syrup, and hot water.
Make sure the sugar is dissolved.
Using a French fry slicer,
cut the peeled potatoes into shoestrings.
Place the shoe-stringed potatoes into
the bowl of sugar-water, and refrigerate.
Let them soak about 30 minutes.
While they're soaking, pack the
shortening into the deep fryer.
Crank up the temperature to "full".
After 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, remove the
potatoes and place them on a paper towel lined plate.
Let them cool 8 to 10 minutes in the refrigerator.
While they're cooling, add the lard
or beef drippings to the hot Crisco.
Again, crank the temperature to full.
Stir in the lard as it melts into the oil.
Add the potatoes and deep fry again
for 5-7 minutes until golden brown.
Remove and place in a large bowl.
Sprinkle generously with salt,
then "toss" the fries to mix the salt evenly.
Serve hot, serve immediately, and enjoy!