When I was in junior high I had an obsession with Micro-shakes. Ever heard of them? They were densely packed ice-cream that when microwaved turned into the perfect little shake. I loved them. They used to sell them everywhere and then slowly they began to disappear from the frozen food section. Panic ensued!
My mother-God bless her, went on wild goose chases trying to find any boxes she could anywhere she could get them. I mean, she was like calling stores in advance to see if they had any and then driving out there to empty the shelves. They were harder and harder to find. And then one day they were gone.
But we did have our stash! At one point our entire chest freezer (one of those big ones you keep in the garage or basement) was FULL! And why? Because we knew that they may not be around forever and we needed to stock up. And because my mom loved me and I loved micro-shakes. Also zombies. If zombies came, we would have sustenance.
I tell you all of this because we have come full circle.
But it is not futuristic microwaveable dairy we are stocking up on. It’s jerky.
Simms Artisan Jerky from Aldi. And this house has gone Simms Aldi jerky crazy!!!
I am actually scared to share with you how good this jerky is because it means I’ll have to compete with you for it, but since I just cleared the shelves of my local Aldi, I figure I have a head start on all of y’all.
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking what in the hell can be so good about this jerky?!?!? This is how good it is…
I literally just had to go get some from the pantry because even writing about it made me want some.
My husband and I have taken to stashing bags of it cuz we are apparently not good at sharing.
We have created variations- Blue +Green— mixing spicy and sweet together.
And if I show my son a bag of the Aloha Teriyaki he screams “JERKY!” Then “Dibs.” And runs off with the bag.
And sometimes this happens…
And for comic effect, whenever I come home from Aldi with the standard 1 million bags of jerky purchase. My husband goes all Seinfeld with a “Hey The Jerk(y) store called. They’re running out of you!” reference.
The good news is that jerky has a REALLY long shelf life. So I don’t need to monopolize an entire freezer and slowly watch my supply dwindle while I reason and ration my way through the last few.
Also jerky has been around since dinosaurs as far as I can tell, so as long as I beat you to Aldi, we should have enough for you, me, and any upcoming zombie-apocalypse.
So for now know two things.
- Aldi jerky is amazing!!
- Micro-shakes need to make a comeback! I’m talking to you Amazon!!!
That’s all for today!
~From This Girl Here
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