What is the shelf life of lard?

What is the shelf life of lard?

       Here's some links on the question:

            http://food52.com/hotline/12917-what-is-the-shelf-life-of-rendered-lard-in-my-refrigerator

            http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f17/shelf-life-of-lard-21064.html

            http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=225853

            http://www.thekitchn.com/lard-whats-the-big-deal-154255

            http://www.mothering.com/community/t/1072276/shelf-life-of-lard

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lard

            http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?199270-How-long-will-lard-or-Crisco-store

 

There are many other links on this subject, too.

 

My bottom line. I'm getting Crisco from the store nearby, and storing it in a cool, dry place that is also out of the sun. Then, I hope to get a year out of it. And I will pay attention to the printed labels on it. When I open it, I'll also use the smell test to sense if it has gone rancid. Last night I went 5 hours** without any public electricity, so my motivation level is up since I had no idea how long the outage would last, and how much refrigerated and frozen food I might lose*. I know lard is not considered to be the most healthy food, but it is better than nothing. Plus if times get hard that kind of food will probably be good for those that do a lot of outside farm and hunter type work, and for anyone who enjoys baked goods. And I can also use it for other purposes, like making soap. Now that is something I can also barter with if times get hard.

PS  I just returned from the local grocery store where I purchased two (2) three(3) pound (1.36 Kg each) tubs of Crisco. The "best if used by" dates on both tubs were summer of 2015 dates, which is better than what I expected.

*  Most of the food in the main refrigerator and freezer is there to extend its shelf life, but I can still lose the various foods in it quickly if the public electricity goes out for an extended period of time. Now  I do have a separate  4.8 cu. ft. freezer that runs off of solar power when it can, but usually at nighttime it also depends on public electricity. And my solar setup is my poor man's backup (still being improved a little) to my main backup, micro hydro turbo electricity, which is considerably more powerful the way it is setup, and just happens to be down right now for some bearing  work. Worse case, all the food type things get stored in large plastic tubs to protect the food from the mice, etc.  In that case the shelf life will be more normal, vice extended like it is when refrigerated or frozen.

** It is kind of crazy what your imagination can do when the public electricity goes down at 2300 (11 PM), and you don't know when it might start up again.