100% My dad's mom's lard bucket looked NASTY....but her food was SURE good!! I remember asking my mom about it and she said that compared to Crisco, which is what she was using to fry chicken, she said yes, it looked nasty, but she said they may have looked nasty, but there was an art to a good bucket of lard.
I wish I had one too. I think mom sold hers on a rummage sale, and we never knew it. She might have offered it, but I don't remember...maybe my sister has it...just not sure.
I thought you might ask what lard was.
Did she have one of those mixers the you cranked??? Those were something!!