Lard have mercy

Hans Feldmeier, a German pensioner who received a tin of American lard 64 years ago in an aid package, has only just tasted it, after discovering that it is still edible. A food expert, Frerk Feldhusen, said the lard was rather gritty and tasteless and hard to dissolve, though quite edible. Feldmeier must be one of the lucky ones because lard that old would most likely have turned rancid a long time ago. The red, white, and blue tin of Swift's Bland Lard bore no expiry date, so we're not sure when rancidification was supposed to have taken place. The test result might make some consumers think twice before discarding food immediately after the expiry date, but I wouldn't take chances with food that was starting to spoil.