Mulligan stew , also known as hobo stew , is a type of stew said to have been prepared by American hobos in camps in the early 1900s.
7-425: The name Mulligan Stew or similar terms may represent the following: Mulligan stew (food) , a hobo dinner dish Mulligan Stew (novel) , a novel by Gilbert Sorrentino Mulligan Stew (TV series) , a children's educational television series produced in 1972 Mulligan's Stew , a 1977 NBC sitcom starring Lawrence Pressman and Elinor Donahue Topics referred to by
14-400: A chicken can be stolen, so much the better. The whole outfit is placed in the can and boiled until it is done. If one of the men is successful in procuring "Java," an oyster can is used for a coffee tank, and this is also put on the fire to boil. Incidentally, it may be mentioned that California hobos always put a "snipe" in their coffee, to give it that delicate amber color and to add to
21-484: Is a burgoo , which may comprise such available ingredients as possum or squirrel . Only a pot and a fire are required. The hobo who put it together was known as the "mulligan mixer." During the Great Depression , homeless men ( hobos ) would sleep in a " hobo jungle " (a campsite used by the homeless near a railway). Traditionally, the jungle would have a large campfire and a pot into which each person would put in
28-452: Is broadly defined as a stew made of odds and ends or any available ingredients. A description of mulligan stew appeared in a 1900 newspaper: Another traveler present described the operation of making a "mulligan." Five or six hobos join in this. One builds a fire and rustles a can . Another has to procure meat; another potatoes ; one fellow pledges himself to obtain bread , and still another has to furnish onions , salt and pepper . If
35-404: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mulligan stew (food) Another variation of mulligan stew is "community stew", a stew put together by several homeless people by combining whatever food they have or can collect. Community stews are often made at " hobo jungles ", or at events designed to help homeless people. Mulligan stew
42-480: The aroma. "Snipe" is hobo for the butt end of a cigar that smokers throw down in the streets. All hobos have large quantities of snipes in their pockets, for both chewing and smoking purposes. A "beggar stew" is a "mulligan," without any meat. "Mulligan" is a stand-in term for any Irishman , and Mulligan stew is simply an Irish stew that includes meat , potatoes , vegetables , and whatever else can be begged, scavenged, found or stolen. A local Appalachian variant
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