1 1/2 c. sugar
4 c. water
1 tsp. salt

Boil above ingredients for 5 minutes. Add 1 cup Crisco and let cool. Measure 12 cups flour in a big bowl and make a well. Add lukewarm water mixture and 4 beaten eggs and 2 packages of dry yeast. Let raise for 1 1/2 hours, then punch down. Let raise again and punch down again. Raise again and make into rolls by using melted butter and cinnamon and sugar mix. Tie knots and lay on top of caramel in cake pan. Raise and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Boil for 1 minute:

2 c. brown sugar
4 tbsp. corn syrup
4 tbsp. water
1/2 c. butter

Add:

1 tsp. vanilla

Cool to lukewarm and put in bottom of 3 cake pans.