Wendy Hubbard wrote:

 >I was wondering about that lard...when I was growing up in Texas, I noticed
 >a lot of people used lard, but it was a commercial product and it was white
 >just like Crisco.  I wonder just how processed it is?

The lard I've seen in my supermarket is refrigerated, but has been
partially hydrogenated. I would consider that worse than any preservatives.

Don.