Great Scone Mix!

[scordelia]

At the moment, I am totally laid up back in my parents' home with a ruptured achilles tendon. I am in quite a bit of pain and unable to really go anywhere. My parents are being very sweet and indulgent.

The most recent indulgence was scones. My parents were shopping at ALDI (a discount grocer owned by the same folks as Trader Joe's), and saw that for a limited time, ALDI had a scone mix. Given my love of tea food, they decided to buy it and make me some.

The scones are awesome! They have a perfect texture--rich and crumbley, not leaden. My mom doctored up the mix with grated orange zest, but you could add berries, chips, whatever. A box is $1.29 and makes 12 good sized scones.

[K8memphis]

Thanks for the tip. Hope you're feeling better soon. Rest up.

[cathrynapple]

i shop there becuase i'm po, but iv'e noticed they're startnig to stock some higher quality items. and cheap bell peppers.

[avocado]

There's an ALDI in my town, and I hear it was cheap but I've been kind of afraid of it since I've never heard of ANYONE who actually shops there...but if it's got the eG seal of approval, I'm there! Thanks!

P.S. Scordelia, I actually sliced my achilles' with a chef's knife- my worst kitchen battle wound to date- so I really feel your pain. Speedy recovery!

[sheetz]

If you're on a tight budget, Aldi is great for staple items. The produce can be iffy, however.

[cathrynapple]

definitely. the bell peppers are all i got last time. but as far as staples, SO CHEAP.

[Betts]

Same people as Trader Joe's - now there's a tidbit that I did not know. We are anxiously awaiting our first Minnesota TJ's in a few weeks.

I have shopped Aldi very rarely. It's cash only so it discourages stock ups. I'm the kind of gal who can exist for weeks with $10 bill in the wallet but has a red hot credit card at her fingertips.

[DanielleM]

That's kinda strange about Aldi's being owned by the same people as Trader Joe's. According to the aldi website (http://www.aldifoods.com/), Aldi has operations in Europe, the United States and Australia. The first ALDI store opened in 1948 in the German town of Essen. And as far as I've read, Trader Joe's started in Pasadena and are still privately owned.

But it is very likely that I am totally wrong! And if so, I might have to check out my local Aldi's!

[sewsweet2]

Aldi's is where I've been buying my powdered sugar from for my cake decorating business for about 20+ years now. Cheaper than local grocers and cheaper than super walmart too.

[SweetSide]

That's kinda strange about Aldi's being owned by the same people as Trader Joe's.  According to the aldi website (http://www.aldifoods.com/), Aldi has operations in Europe, the United States and Australia. The first ALDI store opened in 1948 in the German town of Essen.  And as far as I've read, Trader Joe's started in Pasadena and are still privately owned. 

But it is very likely that I am totally wrong!  And if so, I might have to check out my local Aldi's!

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For those of you interested, here's some articles on Aldi and Trader Joe's:

Business Week

Deutsche Welle

Makes no never mind to me, but some people like to only buy American...

[rooftop1000]

My daughter was in NC last week and was just today telling me how cool Aldis was....they stayed in a hostel and did all their own cooking for a week of Alternate Spring Break.

Tracey