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The history of Hobo Soup

Hobo SoupYup, that picture isn't a joke. Hobo Soup actually exists. In fact, it's been around since the 1950s. A newspaper publisher in Ortonville, MN did a story on someone named Mr. Hobo, and had some "Hobo Soup" while doing the story. The publisher and his son decided to make the soup and market it, and the soup hit store shelves in 1960.

The web site has the full history of the soup, links to the Hobo Railroad, and info on how to order the soup (you can get a whole case of it!) and t-shirts.

[via Boing Boing]

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pbandb

7-02-2007 @3:04PM pbandb said... If you don't want to spend $50 on soup, you can order just 3 cans for $9.90 from The Vermont Country Store. http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=10991&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=hobo+soup
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deannadyer

7-02-2007 @3:24PM deannadyer said... Thanks for the post. I checked out the link. Very interesting!
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graft

7-03-2007 @1:57PM graft said... I don't know if this is a MN only product or not, but I've had it and it is surprisingly tasty. And a lot cheaper here in MN.
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