Aldi Review: Is it just me, or did Aldi recently change the recipe of Berryhill Concord Grape Jelly?

Is it just me, or did Aldi recently change the recipe of the Berryhill Concord Grape Jelly?

Berryhill Concord Grape Jelly

I've been buying this jelly for a while now, but to be honest with you I've never really been satisfied with it. I bought it because it was there, and it was cheap. I guess it's inevitable that I compare it to Welch's grape jelly - it's the stuff that I and millions of others of my generation grew up with - it's pretty much the standard all other grape jellies are judged against. The Berryhill never quite measured up. It just didn't have the same intense grape flavor that I craved - it tasted weak and lacked that good grape "zing". Do you know what I mean?

Then I picked up a jar a few weeks ago, and the flavor just seemed to jump out of the jar. It was much more like the Welch's I remembered. I thought that perhaps it was a fluke, or maybe my taste buds were playing tricks on me.

I was cautiously optomistic - I didn't want to get too excited about it yet, so I purposely DIDN'T write up a review proclaiming it the next big thing. Instead, I waited until I needed to buy another jar in order to confirm my impressions. Then I waited until I ran out of that and bought yet ANOTHER jar.

So. I've devoured 3 jars of grape jelly in about a month, and I'm convinced that Aldi has either changed suppliers or tweaked the recipe. Whatever, it's a much better tasting jelly now. Not QUITE a dead-ringer for Welch's, but it's pretty darn close. I'm happy with it, and my peanut butter (I guess should say peanut spread) and jelly sandwiches are all the better for it!

So what do you think - have I lost my mind, or did you notice the change too?

-Jeff the Aldi Shopper