My friend and I took a really long train trip and packed trail mix, beef jerky, bread and peanut butter. Yep. Granted, we were 17...
My first week in college (actually the week before, for marching band camp...yeah, yeah), my parents hadn't had a chance to come into town and get me a minifridge, and I didn't sign up for the campus meal plan because we thought it was a terrible deal. With a fridge and a microwave and a coffee pot, I'd be set for food. Problem was - eight days, no fridge, and the nearest grocer was a 15 minute walk. Which is not what you're down for after a day of marching all day. So, on the first day, I went to the grocer, bought a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, a bottle of honey, a hand of bananas, plastic knives, and a roll of paper towels. For eight days, every meal was either a PB-banana sandwich or a PB-honey sandwich.
Not quite long enough for me to be sick of them forever, but enough that I didn't eat one again for a year or so after I got my fridge and coffee pot.
A woman in my Bible study made her own jerky a couple of weeks ago (half beef/half venison). I ate three pieces during our study. I need to learn how to do that.
Thai Beef Jerky Recipe - CHOW
This recipe is pretty similar to the one my mom uses, except that it skips the step of cooking the beef once you've dried it. You can fry it in some hot oil for a couple of minutes, or, as we prefer, just stick it under the broiler for a couple minutes.