Crisco and lard are two different animals. Lard is animal fat, crisco is hydrogenated vegetable oil. Crisco used to be a decent substitute for lard, but no longer. Several years ago they removed all trans fats from crisco and it became worthless for any civilized cooking.
Last time I bought Crisco was 15 years ago and that was for someone else.
I grew up on lard products...and I was thin as a rail,still am.