Cook Like a Hobo! [ 1930s Mulligan Stew Recipe! ]

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6 ай бұрын

Join us as we delve into the rustic and hearty world of 1930's hobo cuisine with our authentic Mulligan Stew recipe, a staple among nomadic communities during the Great Depression. In this video, we'll guide you through each step of preparing this simple yet flavorful stew, showcasing traditional techniques and ingredients used by hobos of the era. Perfect for history buffs and culinary enthusiasts alike, this video not only teaches you how to cook like a hobo but also offers a fascinating glimpse into the survival cooking methods of the 1930s.
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@johnpetry6753 6 ай бұрын

A "rule" on Mulligan stew is that all the pieces are cut uniformly small. Cooks faster and nobody gets a bigger piece.

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Good point! Thanks for adding this to the comment section!

@patricianunez4025 6 ай бұрын

😂

@proehm 6 ай бұрын

Do wonder if they ever carried a piece of steel plate to chop material on. The right kind of flat pot lid would work too.

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Chopping with a knife blade on anything that's metal will dull it quite quickly. It's better to use something made from wood.

@silvercommander 6 ай бұрын

@@proehmI'd just covered the tree stump with the paper bag the onion was in

@springof-wf8vy 6 ай бұрын

The hobo kings in heaven above are proud of you Sir , my uncle was a hobo and a hard working man. He never drove a car in life never married no kids . He died rich of adventures and stories he would share with us as kids and man he could cook up some delicious hobo grubs. He was my mom’s little brother. They are both with God above. Please more hobo videos ❤

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Will do, God willing!

@springof-wf8vy 6 ай бұрын

This video brought a tear to my eye. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us. Let me not forget about my uncle who we miss dearly. Thank you.🙏🏽

@jamesramer263 6 ай бұрын

Sounds VERY familiar to me! My mother’s little brother, uncle Clarey, was also a “hobo” or “loner” only his hobo meals were primarily fish.

@precinct1baltimorecountyre588 6 ай бұрын

On B n O line there was famous Uncle Billy believed to had swallowed a bucket o gents jam

@rickwalters8219 6 ай бұрын

When I little boy I met a hobo who came our town..him and my grandpa became real good friends..he came more than once..one time stayed in a little shack like that actually belonged to railroad..had a little stove in it.. I remember going there with my grandpa and dad at night and he had it toasty..my grandparents bought a mustard type stuff in a jar and he loved the stuff..that was in the 1950's ..this rail line was/ is first in Indiana

@canoefor-one1102 6 ай бұрын

I grew up in Iowa during the 1950s. There was an old man who lived about a block away in a neighbor's shed. He used to ask us if anybody's mother was defrosting the freezer or cleaning out the refrigerator. We all would run home and ask. If we had any leftovers, Mom would pack up the food and she always added a couple slices of fresh, buttered bread which was neatly wrapped in wax paper. The final offering was a jar of cold milk. Mom would say that a person never outgrew the need for milk.

@WayPointSurvival 5 ай бұрын

That's wonderful! I think it's such a good reminder of how folks cared for one another and how we need to get that back again.

@jar9415 4 ай бұрын

I made some of the best meals I have ever had and shared when I was homeless.

@user-ii5qm4qt2j 10 күн бұрын

Hell, open a homeless restaurant and share recipes.

@PerspectivePossibilities 11 сағат бұрын

Ive been homeless multiple times & im calling BIG 🧢 A properly cooked meal w all the tools/necessities will always be better 99.99999999959999299595726641% of the time

@j.michaellanaghan6225 6 ай бұрын

More hobo cooking videos, please.

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

I'm planning on it!

@unitedstatesirie7431 6 ай бұрын

@@WayPointSurvivalI fill my Zippo lighter with 190 Proof Everclear alcohol because it burns cleaner than butane and leaves no Zippo lighter fluid aftertaste 🔥

@kelvinsantiago7061 6 ай бұрын

Si!

@dorekborek 6 ай бұрын

I second that!

@stevejackson9952 6 ай бұрын

@@WayPointSurvivalHow about Hobo Symbols!!!!!!?

@liammalarky3483 6 ай бұрын

Growing up in the 1970s, here in Scotland, a Mulligan stew was made up of leftovers, and whatever else was left in the pantry. It was a dish eaten when money was running out just before pay day. It was never the same twice. Ours often had locally shot rabbit and squirrel in them. My grandfather used to call it cat stew and told us kids, "You never saw many cats during the war" (WWII). A skinned rabbit and a skinned cat look very similar. Apparently. I know times were hard when he was young, but to this day, I don't know if he was joking. Good video. Thank you.

@user-ue4sd8eb4f 6 ай бұрын

I don't think he was joking my grandpa told me the same

@BirivaMartirizado 6 ай бұрын

I live in south America and grandpa told me the same. Sometimes while droving cattle, the farms they would stay for the night didn't offer food, and if they didn't have much on the pack mules, they'd shoot the barn cats to stew

@marcoarchesso496 6 ай бұрын

No jokes, here in Italy near Venezia we call the people from Vicenza, a town in the north of Italy, "Visentini magna gati" that mean vicentini (people from Vicenza) eat cat... During the WWII Vicenza have really poor people and cat were free

@bartee7744 6 ай бұрын

This is why butchers would leave a foot still on the rabbit. The lucky rabbits foot.

@leeyafano9060 6 ай бұрын

Cats stink! And smell totaly differant to rabbit skinned or otherwise.

@user-dk3up2nl1m 4 ай бұрын

When i was a kid i thought it would be fun to live like a hobo

@Dorelaxen 2 ай бұрын

I've been cooking Mulligan for years. I'm older than most of my friends, and they marvel at how something so simple can be so tasty. My mom was the most frugal person alive, so she taught me how to do things like this. My personal recipe adds some taters and substitutes kidney beans in for the peas, but it's mostly the same, right down to the Libby brand corned beef, though I do use just regular store brand ketchup. Hardtack ain't easy to get sometimes (the one place I can get it locally only has it every so often), but some Matzah bread or Ritz crackers works just fine for that. Add in a big hunk of bread, some strong black coffee and brother, you've got yourself a feast. Thanks for this! Always nice to see someone cooking how actual people eat rather than how celebrity chefs think we eat.

@WayPointSurvival 2 ай бұрын

For watching it I'm glad that you liked it!

@sebastian3004 2 ай бұрын

Probably it's because Spam + Ketchup combo. If you fry the spam and eat with ketchup and rice OMG.

@crosisofborg5524 21 күн бұрын

Hard tack is simple and extremely inexpensive to make

@lr6844 6 ай бұрын

My dad was born in 1913 Washington County, PA and told me stories all my life, until he died, of his adventures when he used to hike or thumb for a ride and even ride the rails as a young man, trying to find work. He never liked to be called a hobo but he admitted that he probably was one, too. He was a great cook and used to make Mulligan stew for us kids frequently. He said meat was hard to come by but if you could catch a squirrel or two or a rabbit, then it made the meal all the better. The other guys in the camp would add beans or an onion or whatever they could find that they gleaned from a farmer's field, so it never did taste the same each time. He used cubed beef or ground round to make our stew though and he kept it pretty simple. The only spices he would use were pepper and salt as well. Thanks for the nostalgia stew; I think I am going to try your way using a can of corned beef, never thought of that before. Thank you also for all of your videos; they are so enjoyable and make me want to go camping again.

@jackdundon2261 6 ай бұрын

My grandfather was born in 1913, dropped out of school in the 6th grade, got a job for the Civilian Conservation Corps. (3Cs). To survive the depression. He defenetly was a "saver", for money, and had a mason jar buried out beside the pump house when he died in 1996 there was nearly 10k in cash in the jar, (money he made from pealing Chitum in his spare time). Plus the 500k in the bank from his life of logging. -- I am frugal, I could raise 10k in cash fast, but, even I don't have that much in the bank.

@hexes13 6 ай бұрын

Allegheny County here haven't heard the term thumbing in a long time just today I made my dad's hamburger stew LOL

@Mcdamn1026 6 ай бұрын

I’m from Washington county

@fahey5719 6 ай бұрын

No need to. My Grandfather was born in 1898, my Father in 1921 and he suffered a lot during the Depression (here in Argentina called "the misery years"), I was born in 1952 so currently 70 y.o. Just do the Math.

@DaveyMulholland 6 ай бұрын

@@RodWalker-ix9mqare you having a laugh? My dad was born in 1933... I'm 44.

@lukeb6394 6 ай бұрын

I would love to see more hobo cooking ! Thank you your uploads are always so pleasant and heartwarming!

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

You got it!

@unapologeticallyJax 6 ай бұрын

is this just a cooking channel or survival? I ask NICELY cuz you would be chewed on by coyotes or bears or rats by morning eating that stew... without first securing your SHELTER. Then your perimeters... then food.. and use the pea water instead of most of your drinking water. No offense.. i appreciate and note the recipe but if you are a hobo ( which i was in my life.. a street kid in the 80s... you need to understand how to live!) @@WayPointSurvival

@LafBoi 5 ай бұрын

The cat coming out of the bushes was great.

@WayPointSurvival 5 ай бұрын

Good eye!

@mikecude4167 4 ай бұрын

Watching these hobo videos has shed a new light on hobos. I now see a romance and adventure to it that could have only been there in that time in history. Cars were newer and not as accessible and trains were perfect for easy long distance travel. I reluctantly realizing that had I lived back then, I would have been a hobo for a period and if not I would have spent time daydreaming about it.

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Yes. It was definitely a singular lifestyle but certainly had its offerings.

@scarecrow1729 4 ай бұрын

Back in the 1930s there were many more trains running on many more tracks, at least in the Midwest. My father (born 1913) used to take a train from school in the city to his parents' farm every weekend, but those trains are long gone.

@lucascoval828 2 ай бұрын

The right kind of hobos.

@Kayenne54 Ай бұрын

Add into your dreams the conundrum "So now what do I use for toilet paper?" Avoid those leaves that sting nether regions, and you're coming closer to the real life, not to mention going without bathing until people can smell you from a mile away. Animals too. Or having to wear wet underwear until the outer garments dry. In fair weather. Hoarding socks because blisters can be debilitating. Duct taping your shoes together (works well). Lining your coat with newspaper but they are rarer now than hen's teeth so not sure what modern hoboes use. The reality is harsh.

@retiredyeti5555 6 ай бұрын

I just bought the corned beef and peas 2 days ago, for my emergency food stores - I alway have onions on hand, and ketchup, or maybe a can of stewed tomatoes in its place. Dried bread cubes or garlic croutons would suffice for hardtack. I've been making various versions of this stew for decades - I call it clean out the fridge and pantry stew.

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Excellent!

@bizznick444joe7 5 ай бұрын

Tomato soup is usually better but ketchup sounds more hoboish.

@hissykittycat 4 ай бұрын

Check out YT for recipes such as hard tack. There's a guy I follow - can't remember his name - but he cooks recipes from OLD cookbooks from the 1800s all the time. He's got one or there for hard tack and I've seen a couple other people out there with it as well (because I watched it, other videos making it came up)

@hissykittycat 4 ай бұрын

The channel is called The Townsends and he's a historian and brings on other historians and they cook not only the recipes but they do it in a 1800s kitchen and cooking tools of the time. Great channel!

@retiredyeti5555 4 ай бұрын

@@hissykittycat - thanks,Laura.

@baldeagle5297 6 ай бұрын

To get the canned meat out easier, poke a hole in the bottom. That and a couple of hard shakes and it slides out without having to dig it out a piece at a time.

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip! I ended up using the blade to break the seal on the sides and it slid right out.

@hexes13 6 ай бұрын

We used to put a hole in the bottom of the can and blow real hard and it Pops right out LOL

@Sid0404 5 ай бұрын

These hobo videos are awesome. Always interesting learning about how people survived during the Depression.

@darlenebattle2713 5 ай бұрын

I totally love the fact that he's slicing everything on the tree stump. That right there is nature's cutting board. 😮😮😮😮😮

@WayPointSurvival 5 ай бұрын

Yep! Thanks for watching!

@marcellino1956 17 күн бұрын

the only problem with that is the bird shit I saw on it

@steveffuksake 7 күн бұрын

Calories are calories nothing wrong with a bit of shit

@oddjobbob8742 6 ай бұрын

I’m watching while I’m making breakfast, but I think I know what’s for dinner. Thank you James!

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Awesome! You're most welcome, my friend!

@Literally_Deez_Nuts 6 ай бұрын

I love your videos. Foods always taste better when they are cooked over a fire.

@TrunkyDunks 5 ай бұрын

my grandfather was a young man in the depression. He was a newspaper boy before school and swept the floors for a shop after school. (he dad abandoned them right around 1929. because he couldn't maintain a family. so just left my great grandma, him and his little brother back at her parents home in utah.)....he would work weekends at a chicken farm, for payment in a dozen eggs a week, wrap any extra hard boiled eggs that weren't used for breakfast, in the spare newspaper sheets he had. He was one of the roughest, toughest, hard working men I ever had the pleasure of knowing. He spent 5 months wages on a sears magazine .22 cal rifle...... just so he could hunt squirrels for his family on the way to school. would hand his small caliber rifle to the principle and the animals (squirrels, rabbits, moles. etc) to the school cook. who would make them into meals for him to bring home for his family. im almost 30 and not NEARLY as manly as he was at 10. he was a very kind man. family oriented and i'm very lucky to have in my life for so long, until i was 19.. I miss you pappy. You were an idol in my life. Meet you again someday. You tough sob. Cant wait.

@beautifuldreamer3991 3 ай бұрын

Go listen to Randy Travis song called, I thought he walked on Water.......

@JoeXTheXJuggalo1 4 күн бұрын

That reminds me of a story. Only thing is IDR if it was my dad telling me a story about his dad or if it was about this elderly pastor of this church we went to. The story goes that back in those day their breakfast before having to work in the fields of their farm was taken a biscuit and punch a crator hole in the top of it and pour molasses I to it and eat it on the way out to the fields.

@captainrex4403 4 ай бұрын

My grandfather was born in 1912 and he had some experiences throughout his life, living on the go, making makeshift campsites, and makeshift meals as he went along as a young man. This video reminds me as well as makes me think of some of his old stories about living on the go. One of my favorite stories was when he was at a campsite and just ate his dinner, he noticed two men not far out in the wooded area watching him. He recognized them from the newspaper as wanted criminals. He left what change he had in his pocket and some food and walked a safe distance. While they couldn't see where my grandfather was he could overhear them discussing if they would look for and kill him after they ate so nobody would know where they were, especially not the law. After a while of laying low in the distance out of sight the criminals left the site and let my grandfather be. I'm sure many hobos from the old times have similar stories and some tasty recipes. Great video thanks for posting this.

@Jens-tc5yz 4 ай бұрын

❤

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching and I'm glad that you enjoyed it and that it stirred up good memories!

@captainrex4403 4 ай бұрын

@@WayPointSurvival that's what I love about videos like yours. Always brings up some good memories, reminds me of countless stories my grandparents told me when I was a kid of how simple life was back then. I look forward to seeing more videos from you my friend ☺️

@theanagramman1678 2 ай бұрын

I love this comment. Hobos weren't bums. They were migrant workers with wives and kids at home

@RecoilAddict88 6 ай бұрын

Looks like decent camping food. The nice thing about this is you can always add stuff like garlic and diced tomatoes.

@bizznick444joe7 5 ай бұрын

If you had a hobo in your camp out who knoew how to find the right wild vegetables and mushrooms you got yourself more flavor and nutrition into the stew.

@randy-9842 6 ай бұрын

Looks delicious and even more so cooked outdoors after a long day of work! --- This video was rather melancholy for me watching you walk along the tracks like that. I lost a very good friend in the late 70's, we had been through 5 years of engineering school and spent one summer as roommates working on our treatises. A few years after graduation, we got word that he'd been hit by a train coming up from behind him. I've often wondered about "the rest of the story." The memory might be a bit melancholic, but it's good to remember our friends whether living or passed ... and to cherish those we still have. Thank you, James and may God bless you deeply!

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

That is a sad story! Fortunately, the area that I film in doesn't have very many trains coming through it. Plus, there is a crossing not far away and so there would be plenty of warning signs.

@randy-9842 6 ай бұрын

@@WayPointSurvival It was definitely sad, but it also reminded me of many good times we shared. Melancholia is not always a negative; sometimes it's reflective and an opportunity to re-evaluate.

@dirtyscoundrel2013 6 ай бұрын

The town where I live is a railroad town. It'll be 2024 soon. I've sat down at the railroad station and watched the trains coming and going,band I've never seen a quiet train, let alone a silent one. How did a train come on him unnoticed in the 1970s? They were noisy as hell back then.

@lr6844 6 ай бұрын

@@dirtyscoundrel2013 Why would you want randy-9842 explain to you why his friend did not hear the train? It does not matter if the train was loud or not, he was just reminiscing about his friend who died.

@randy-9842 6 ай бұрын

@@dirtyscoundrel2013 yep, noisy AND they shook the ground when they're near. I've often wondered about that. I don't think he drank excessively or was prone to drugs, but we don't always "know." This was before cell-phones, but maybe he was listening to music or a radio or maybe he was near a loud construction zone. As I said, I've often wondered about "the rest of the story." Gruesome and "private" details are often hidden from the public. I very much enjoy James' videos on this subject and there is a TON of stuff to admire in the Hobos (self-reliance, ingenuity, broad skill-sets, etc.) but there were also numerous dangers. There always have been. For example: it used to be "safe" to pickup and help hitchhikers but not so much these days - I'm certain that was true to some extent back in the hobo era. Today its drug and human trafficking, robbery and unprovoked malicious hatred. (We seem to have an abundance of that these days!). Those were present back in the hobo days too, but (I hope) to a lesser extent. Additionally, there were railroad security guards, physical hazards, weather and wild animals; it couldn't have been an easy life. It's easy to glamorize their lifestyle, but I'm sure a heavy percentage of the hobos didn't survive for long. This thread is more of a downer than I intended. As sad as my story is, I still appreciate being reminded of my friend and that's a good thing. There were a lot of good times too.

@ezaj.andara5621 Ай бұрын

im not even murican but this videos and its comment is so heartwarming thanks yall

@WayPointSurvival Ай бұрын

Glad you are enjoying the channel!

@dbcooper3503 13 күн бұрын

Good on you for creating such an interesting series and keeping the hobo traditions alive! Nostalgic fantastic!

@WayPointSurvival 12 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

@gomiftw 6 ай бұрын

More hobo cooking please! Love this

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Okay! I will do my best to try some other recipes.

@lonewolfgeoff 6 ай бұрын

agreed! these also double as survival food i guess 😊 this reminds me of a medieval (and beyond!) recipie called "pottage" which was just bits n bobs of food thrown into a pot, similar

@tomcatt998 2 ай бұрын

When i hadda house i used to keep my crockpot going most of the time & added scraps of whatever i had,, called it "bumstew"..

@proehm 6 ай бұрын

Whatchagot stew. If that can opener is like the one my grandmother had, you use it by sawing upward around the can counterclockwise. On hers, the blade even curved off to the left a little. Corned beef is good in bean soup also.

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Yes, I certainly did not do very well using it, lol.

@vincentwesley6343 6 ай бұрын

I just made this yesterday and it was absolutely delicious, simple yet so delicious. I made a few modifications....I didn't have any hardtack, I diced up a potato in it, and instead of regular ketchup I used spices ketchup...hands down one of the best stews that I've made, thanks for the recipe...I never thought ketchup would make such delicious soup.

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@stickybuns5750 4 ай бұрын

My grandfather told us that "back in the day" ppl used to go to those old cafe's that had ketchup and crackers at every table...they would go in and ask for a cup of hot water...then put ketchup in it and top with crushed up crackers, made a "hot tomato soup"... Ppl made due in order to survive.

@frankmorris7003 2 күн бұрын

I'd definitely love to see more mulligan stew recipes.

@KentMcManigal 6 ай бұрын

I’ve made something like that so my life- I called it “crying children soup” in honor of the response I always got when the kids saw what I was making.

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Interesting!

@retiredyeti5555 6 ай бұрын

That's the response my wife and son made with my "Clean out the fridge and pantry stew!"

@mileslong9675 6 ай бұрын

Try “chicken shadow soup,” sometime.

@grahamlopez3742 6 ай бұрын

I always called it "takeit" because when you ask what we're having the options are take it or leave it.

@retiredyeti5555 6 ай бұрын

@@grahamlopez3742 - that was my parents mealtime motto - Take it or leave it, but there will not be a special meal made for anyone. Eat what's fixed, or go hungry.

@istp1967 6 ай бұрын

Canned corned beef. I grew up on it; and still love it. 🤩🤤😋

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Right!

@steveffuksake 7 күн бұрын

I'm 64 and still eat a can a day

@josephbishop1146 5 ай бұрын

Hey Guy, the old can opener you were incorrectly using actually works quite well. My Grandmother used one almost all of her life.

@WayPointSurvival 5 ай бұрын

Yes, I just posted a video not long ago where I show how to use it correctly.

@mackdog3270 2 ай бұрын

I've done some hobo cooking, though at the time I didn't realize it. I kind of was a hobo, but without the trains. I've made stews, and rice, and of course beans. I also made biscuits in a can, over a fire. It's really fun, even for non hobos.

@WayPointSurvival 2 ай бұрын

Indeed it is!

@starlingblack814 6 ай бұрын

Thanks James; love the hobo series. Looks like you have enough there for not only supper, but also breakfast. God is good!

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Yes! He always is! Actually, when I was nearly done filming, I knocked the pot over and spilled a bit of it so there wasn't as much left to eat as it looked originally.

@tomcatt998 2 ай бұрын

Critters gotta eat too 🦨🦝🐀

@silverhammer7779 6 ай бұрын

More like these, please! In these strange times we're going through, information about simple, filling and nutritious meals is invaluable. With the price of most ingredients going into the stratosphere these days, it's time to get back to basics when it comes to feeding oneself and one's family.

@heidimisfeldt5685 5 ай бұрын

Rice and beans, or peas, or lentils. Pasta and sauce. Homemade mashed potatos and homemade gravy. Whatever you got soup or stew. Sh*t on a shingle. Or biscuits and gravy. Homemade oatmeal, or grits. Rice pudding. Foraged salads 🥗 ♥ Free bones from the butcher, cooked to make soup.

@heidimisfeldt5685 5 ай бұрын

Stone soup. Look it up.

@silverhammer7779 5 ай бұрын

@@heidimisfeldt5685 You're making us hungry... 😁

@zenjon7892 5 ай бұрын

Dandelions are good. The whole plant is edible.

@flingonber 3 ай бұрын

It definitely wouldn't be this, though, I was curious and added up the cost of the ingredients in this video (except for the hardtack which you can't really buy easily) at the cheapest of my local grocery stores...this small pot of stew would cost $19.79.

@TheRattyBiker 6 ай бұрын

I can't express how impressed I am that an American is using a can of Corned Beef - that means something different {and far better} there! That looked like a lovely meal - sort of thing I whip up on a week night to feed the family! Not exact, but close enough!

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@pasjeihobby 6 ай бұрын

I'm really overwhelmed by your hobo series. Amazing piece of history about remarkable people who went thru darkest of times. 💪💪💪

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@nickcasolino8903 6 ай бұрын

Hi James, Another great video like always. I don't know if they told you2 tips: a) if you pierce a small hole at the bottom of the can, the suction will be relieve. 2) the hook of the can opener must face down. It must pierce and cut in a series of movement like a P38 or P51 can opener. You used it wrong. :-)

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips! Yes, I really struggled with that old can opener, LOL.

@verngriffiths5933 6 ай бұрын

I was just about to say the same thing, you should only have to do the 'tap pierce' once, and then the blade stays under the lid and you use the other side as a fulcrum and lift up, you'll find the lid is still plenty sharp, but less ragged (this was the only kind of tin opener we had when we went camping with my grandparents as kids).

@bigbob16 6 ай бұрын

I've opened many cans of corned beef with a pair of pliers after the dang key would break off the can half way through opening it...good times !!

@margaretnorris5840 6 ай бұрын

I wanted to tell him that too.

@scottdunkirk6710 6 ай бұрын

When i was a kid in the 70s early 80s we would go to my moms cousins farm and once a month we had a mulligan stew cook. It was right next to a track line and the engineers would stop and we would give them styrofoam bowls and homa made bread. They would then go up to a point where the caboose was next to us and we fed them too. It was so cool.

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Very cool!

@scottdunkirk6710 6 ай бұрын

@@WayPointSurvival funny thing is when the locomotive stopped so the guys in the caboose could get their the main 2 lane highway was blocked lol

@samreich4976 7 күн бұрын

Great videos. Keep them coming. We all should understand what Hobos added to our lives.

@WayPointSurvival 6 күн бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@dixiewishbone5582 4 күн бұрын

When you unapologetically chopped up your meat, onions, and hard tack on an ole stump and made the stew I knew this was my kind of living! New sub here, thanks for the video! S. Carolina

@WayPointSurvival 4 күн бұрын

Thanks so much and welcome aboard!

@rw8147 6 ай бұрын

You've really been killing it with these hobo-themed videos. Good work.

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@awatt 6 ай бұрын

I would render the fat out of the corned beef and use that to fry the onion. Then add the other ingredients. But that's just me.

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

You can certainly do that!

@patrickbrzuchalski5050 5 күн бұрын

Would have sautéed the onion first and browned, add meat and brown. Then added the water or a favor full liquid and bring to a simmer. Then add the rest. Season to taste!

@79mini 6 күн бұрын

That's dedication to prepa meal on a random round of wood... I might actually have to try this lol

@Texas_Squatch 3 ай бұрын

People need to learn the "Old Ways", ........ Thank You for Teaching them!

@WayPointSurvival 3 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@lucdenolf1570 6 ай бұрын

Great to see how the American Hobo cooked. Basically I cook the same way for my wife and myself this days in the Netherlands or Belgium. That is unusable this days, but who cares? We love it that way and the grandchildren love it to. I guess I will make your stew with my grandson one day in the near future.

@samuelnearhood3773 6 ай бұрын

Weather its your survival videos or your slice of life videos(Hobo or 1800's) you always do your research. the depth of knowledge you give is amazing. keep up the fantastic work.

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@eireanneruss2311 2 ай бұрын

I remember making Mulligan are on many a Scouting abbreviated in the 60s and 70s. As Bob Hope would say, "Thanks for the memories!"

@WayPointSurvival 2 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@tomweickmann6414 Күн бұрын

"I'm just going to walk the earth, like Cain in Kung Fu". "You're a bum Jules" Couldn't resist. Thanks for the video you get a thumbs up and a bag of turnips.😅

@JJ-JOHNSON 6 ай бұрын

Yes do more hobo cooking, I'm really enjoying this series.

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Will do, Lord willing!

@eileensimpson3725 6 ай бұрын

My folks grew up in the old country, they couldn't keep a lot of soups and stews. This brings back good memories of my family. Thank you for everything you post. I'm 65 soon 66 my father born in the Ukraine in 1914 mother in Canada in 1917. My humble thanks for your wonderful channel.

@louiswhitehead5938 4 күн бұрын

Back in the 1950s and 60s and 70s my dad and me would go on squirrel hunting and fishing and camping trips . He would make a squirrel mulligan . It started off with about a cup each of onions , bell peppers , celery and a couple of red peppers 🌶 . He would put several cut up squirrels in it and cover it with water and boil till the meat was done . Then he would pull the meat off the bone and put it back in the pot . Then bring it back up to a boil and add corn , butter beans , green beans , peas , and okra and just stuff grown in the garden . Season it with salt and black pepper. He would make a pan of rice on the side . After the mulligan was fully cooked he would thicken it with the rice . You can make it with chicken or deer meat or duck or all of it at the same time if you like . I like the wild meat best in mine . I’ve even added shrimp to it after everything is done and cook about another 10 minutes. It’s delicious anyway you make it especially on a hunting , and fishing camping trip . I’ve made it many many times at the deer camp and all the guys and gals love it .

@WayPointSurvival 4 күн бұрын

Sounds wonderful!

@ragingpatriot772 Ай бұрын

You have no idea how appealing this lifestyle is to me right now!

@WayPointSurvival Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ajarrell3919 6 ай бұрын

I really enjoy seeing the old ways kept alive. Good memories refreshed. Well done.

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@johnkoelliker8480 6 ай бұрын

You make some of the most interesting videos out there. Thank You and keep em coming

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, will do, Lord willing!

@jackvoss5841 Ай бұрын

You kinda remind me of some of Patrick McManus’ writing about hunters’ stew. Guys would add whatever food they’d brought to camp into the pot. He called it “whatcha got stew”. Said that it was best eaten in the dark. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

@WayPointSurvival Ай бұрын

Very interesting! That does indeed sound pretty much the same!

@jenandjim149 6 ай бұрын

Keep the Hobo videos coming, please!

@matthewmccooke7748 6 ай бұрын

Cooking with a bit of history is such an entertaining watch. These recipies are perfect for todays world. Thanks for shining a fresh light on them for us. More tools for the toolbox.

@williamba3755 3 ай бұрын

To all Hobo's and people living vicariously through them. A Polish Hobo on the Southside of Chicago always professed " eat with little spoon." The practice stuck with me stretching many meals during lean times.

@WayPointSurvival 3 ай бұрын

Great tip!

@petejohnston5375 Ай бұрын

Ain't nothing better than cooking a fine meal while out in the camp on your fire that you built, a shelter that you erected yourself. Relaxing and taking it all in he outdoors. Thanks James.

@WayPointSurvival Ай бұрын

You got that right!

@daveburklund2295 6 ай бұрын

I would be interested in some more hobo stew recipes. That one looked good!

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Sounds good!

@NicCageForPresident2024 6 ай бұрын

My father was born in 1948 he passed away in 2015 I have been talking to my aunt who was his sister and she was telling me that they used to grow up eating mulligan stew. My grandfather was a World War II veteran that got one of his legs blown off in the Battle of Guadalcanal, they were a very modest family my grandparents the type that can make do with anything. I'm going to have to try making some mulligans stew and different variations. I would like to ask my aunt exactly how they made theirs. Thank you for this video and that looks absolutely amazing I could probably eat that whole pot

@butteryfriedwizard2219 3 ай бұрын

Rule number one: Before cooking hobo cuisine, you must walk for a brief period along railroad tracks to set the mood.

@WayPointSurvival 3 ай бұрын

You know it!

@gud2go50 Ай бұрын

I use to look at your thumb nails and think, “Who is this ponzi fella, is he trying to become a high flaunting actor?”😂 But now, I have fallen in love with all your videos!😊 Thanks for sharing all your content, especially the Hobo series! Everything is well thought out and presented in a constructive and enjoyable way! Well done Sir!😊

@WayPointSurvival Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@57WillysCJ 6 ай бұрын

That is a good and simple method. I wondered whether the fat in the meat would be to much, but it didn't look greasy. I am surprised they didn't brown the meat first. Although on the road fat isn't that bad. Glad you added everything from the can of peas as they say that is where the vitamins are. Another recipe that was available was bouillon cubes, then add a grain or hard tack which is grain.

@SilvaDreams 2 ай бұрын

Corned Beef is already technically cooked in the can, so all that fat you see on the outside is essentially all the fat there is. PLus browning the meat wouldn't bring much to the table other than color and more stuff to clean.

@gabrielleangelica1977 12 күн бұрын

I agree 💯.

@gabrielleangelica1977 12 күн бұрын

@@SilvaDreamsNo, it is fatty. You can brown the meat first right in the pot, then poor some fat out.

@CargoBikeCowboy 6 ай бұрын

I really enjoy your videos. Especially this series on HoBos. I always thought the HoBo life would be a life well lived. Don't know that I'd want to hop a train or eat corned beef but the freedom of roaming across the country is very appealing. I prefer to travel by bicycle. Thanks for your videos. 🤠

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@escapetherace1943 6 ай бұрын

corned beef is really good though don't knock it until you've tried it 😭

@rickute1458 6 ай бұрын

Travelling by bicycle is more efficient, quicker, more relaxing, you can carry more and less dangerous that jumping on and off trains and you can use the old rail trails and you don't even have to see or hear cars most of the time.

@escapetherace1943 6 ай бұрын

@@rickute1458 never see cars while biking? 😂sure buddy and I picked up Willy Wonka's golden ticket

@stevenchurch8901 6 ай бұрын

@rickute1458 not back in hobo times. If the paper said there's jobs in Sacramento and you were in really any town, (well, Lodi could be a toss up if ya had good lungs and bicycle) that train would get you there a lot faster than a bicycle. It wasn't a lifestyle of relaxation back then. It's sad to me that so many get it wrong. My father rode the rail illegaly before WWII. Went from rags, to a good living. Of course he had to survive WWII, Korea, and Nam before retirement, but he did. The depression and other circumstances that make the hobo lifestyle happen, are nothing you want to experience. That said, pay attention to these videos, teach the kids and grandchildren, never know when those times will come again. If your still here, sorry if I bored ya 😆

@richevans609 2 ай бұрын

Wow! That looked alot better after an Hour on the fire! I liked the Gratitude you had for your meal! We don't see too much of that anymore. 😊

@WayPointSurvival 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@rogueraven7603 9 күн бұрын

I’m enjoying your hobo series not only does it show useful skills but that even in very hard times people can make it through and even flourish.

@WayPointSurvival 9 күн бұрын

Very true!

@rquest3059 6 ай бұрын

Excellent video. It reminds me of my grand uncle telling me stories of his fishing trips to Canada and the Adirondacks in the 1920s and 30s. I believe you are using the can opener incorrectly. Pierce the can and push the lid all the way to the back of the blade, then pull up and continue cutting counterclockwise. As long as you're pushing into the lid and lifting, it makes a clean cut.

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes, I really struggled with that can opener, LOL.

@josephmartin1540 6 ай бұрын

You have aided my appetite! Sure looks a lot better than canned stew!

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

It was really tasty!

@peterkemp8633 4 ай бұрын

Those can openers are brilliant when you know how to use them , i will try to make a video myself on how to use them , should be uploaded before February 2024, loving your videos ,thankyou

@WayPointSurvival 4 ай бұрын

I did make a video on the proper way to use it. However, it is counterintuitive to the way that you might think it would go. It only works from the left side.

@Turnbull62 3 ай бұрын

@@WayPointSurvival get a Swiss Army knife, great can openers. Start at 3 o’clock on the can, (if right handed) pierce and push the opener anti-clockwise while turning the can clockwise. No need to rock the opener up and down. No ragged edge and open a can in under 10 seconds. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@bkay1067 6 ай бұрын

A tip , save the corn beef can , add a few pieces of onion add water , and simmer , makes for a late evening tea of sorts

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Great idea!!

@bkay1067 6 ай бұрын

If you unroll the metal band , you can make a handle for your new cup to hold over the fiire , swedge the lid outwards for the cover and save the key , may not have a key next time , they do break off sometimes

@salan3 6 ай бұрын

When we went camping, we would make a 'bitsa stew' Canned potatoes,peas, carrots,sweetcorn,anything else we could get. Juice and all. A can or two of meat(again anything ). Set it simmering whilst we made camp Also put on a pot of coffee. Not technically Mulligan Stew , but same vein. Always went down well when everyone was tired from making/ putting up tents etc. Sometimes it was called cheats stew. done similar with curries.

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Excellent! Thanks so much for watching and for sharing your recipe!

@charlessamuel9642 Ай бұрын

Your channel is amazing man. I'm so glad i came across it. Thank you

@WayPointSurvival Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@nickyork766 14 сағат бұрын

I saw it mentioned in a Shel Silverstein poem many years ago.

@JohnnyHildebrand1969 6 ай бұрын

Interesting how tough those old can openers were. I recall the old tin cans, and opening up several for a large family meal. Thank you, James, and God bless.

@user-jn2gc8fk6q 6 ай бұрын

I still have one it takes practice then it's easy and neat

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I really struggled with that thing, lol!

@questionableendeavours 6 ай бұрын

And hey work pretty well if you use them properly. I.E. Peirce it and work your way round forwards with the 'mouth' cutting it open. My grandad had an old one with a bulls head on it that was cool.

@courtwoodward2131 6 ай бұрын

I enjoy your videos please keep it up! But your using the can opener wrong. Try sliding it forward horizontal a little. Then lift up using the top against the rim of the can. Then return to horizontal slide forward a little an lift keep repeating.

@dougtodd305 6 ай бұрын

I realy like the hobo series, thank you,when I found hobo jungles as a kid they were in nice locations (why not) and well worn,and very close to the tracks. Love this stuff

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@diogenesstudent5585 6 ай бұрын

What's a hobo jungle?

@dougtodd305 6 ай бұрын

@@diogenesstudent5585 a campsite with multiple hobos

@marydrummond8832 8 күн бұрын

Thank you enjoyed you cooking for us . 🙏

@WayPointSurvival 7 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@grumpyoldfart3891 3 ай бұрын

STONE SOUP. Outstanding.

@WayPointSurvival 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@boobalooba5786 6 ай бұрын

These videos are always a joy, thank you for your time and dedication!

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@curtismarean6963 6 ай бұрын

Here is a tip I picked up many years ago, I carry in my wallet, all the time, a p38 can opener. There are other variants but the one I have has bailed me out a few times over the years. Try it, you never know what it will help with. By the way, corned beef has not changed it's packaging in at least 50-60 years now. There is nothing like a meal cooked over a campfire! Take care, and thanks for another great vid!

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! I do carry a P38 can opener with me on my key ring everywhere I go.

@karengordon6610 7 күн бұрын

My life started in Britt, Iowa. Now, that might not mean much to any of you but that’s ok. The second week of August in my home town we have National Hobo Days and all of the hobos made their way to my little town. It was a big deal, as kids we looked forward to this time of year, we had a carnival, rides, and games. We loved Christmas and then Hobo Days and then our birthday, in that order. People of my town made huge pots of Milligan Stew.The Hobo’s would vote on which man and woman would be King and Queen of Hobo Days for the year. Some of these hobo’s became pretty famous, Steamboat Willy for one. When my grandparents were younger they would feed hobos but they did work for my grandpa and grandma always found old clothes that she would give to the men for working for her. These men were not lazy people, they were just down on their luck like many from that era. People in my town treated these folks as people not anything less. Of course things have changed and people don’t ride the rails nowadays, they don’t walk either. Some of them have motor homes some drive. We had a theater which was called the “Indian”, it had to close for safety reasons so, the townspeople turned into the “Hobo Museum”, very interesting, they also sell tshirts and our “1800’s Museum House” is open for you to see what it was like to live in a beautiful old home. So, if you’re ever in Iowa for any reason try and go to Britt, up north on I-35, you will take the exit for highway 18 west and just follow until you see the sign for Britt, Iowa. Thank you

@WayPointSurvival 6 күн бұрын

That's very cool! One of these days I hope to visit that museum!

@gonearoundthebendPNW Ай бұрын

I love your videos and teaching of an almost forgotten rich history!

@WayPointSurvival Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@codysden1 6 ай бұрын

As always, great educational video... I would love to see 'A Day in the Life of a Hobo.'

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Have you watched my video called hobos and hard times?

@codysden1 6 ай бұрын

@@WayPointSurvival not yet.... I will look at it...

@thetrailerman9738 6 ай бұрын

Awesome, channel great informative content well presented, especially appreciate the way James always removes his hat and gives Thanks before he eats, Great example , God bless you your Family and your channel 😊

@WayPointSurvival 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much and may God bless you and yours as well!