I was a little child in the 60s when my Grandparents would go to Carek's meat market to visit their friend the butcher who made what Grandpa told me was the best Polish Sausage in the world. Having never been anywhere myself I had nothing to compare this yummy sausage to at the time, but I knew Grampa knew at least one thing for certain; the sausage and jerky were incredibly delicious! Fast forward to the 90's and I was on a road trip with my girlfriend (now my wife) and I insisted that we stop for some beef jerky, because I was told it was the best in the world. She didn't like beef jerky before that day. I also bought some Polish sausage and then drove to my grandmothers house. Grampa Chuck was dead by this time, but Grandma Anne was still alive and well, so with a large wrapped package of Polish and some jerky, we drove to Cle Elum to visit my grandma. I went inside and greeted Uncle Sonny and Grandma and after visiting a bit I returned to the car to grab the sausages which upon returning, I could smell before I even reached the open trunk. To my horror, I could find only stuff that didn't matter, but I could not find my precious Polish! Puzzled, I looked around and the only evidence that I found was the shredded paper that still smelled of the wondrous Carek's Sausages! Apparently they had awoken a raccoon or a nearby dog, who stole the entire package! It was too late that day to drive back to Roslyn to buy more, but God was indeed present in the form of Grandma, who had some frozen in the cellar! Possibly from a visit Chuck had bought sometime much previously, since he had been ill for a very long time before dying. But still they were the best Polish Sausages, even if they were pretty old. Over the next several years I made many a trip from Seattle to buy a couple pounds of Carek's. It's now 2018 and I am looking forward to visiting again, all the way from Madison WI! I found ONE local maker of a Polish that actually tasted very good, but the bulk of the Polish Sausages I've purchased in the past few weeks are not even remotely close, one package from a store actually went straight into the woods after a bite or two. I figured they were pretty bad, but at least a raccoon might be able to enjoy them, because I couldn't. After a lot of traveling, I have decided Grandpa Chuck (F) was right and Carek made the best of the best. Hands down.