Wow, am I outdated! In my youth lard was out as unhealthy and Crisco was in, and I have simply accepted that as "truth" lo these many years.

(thanks for the education, good people.)

I have simply pretty much stayed with Canola, Olive Oil and butter for 40 years. I rarely fry anything, use butter for baking for (except for pie crusts) and simply have not paid attention.

Now, I do read that for lard to be better, it needs to be non-hydrogenated. Is that hard to find in grocery stores?