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Hobos are a camp favorite. It’s the meal that we eat on our overnight hikes/camp outs during Summer Camp. We have heard many a story for years about campers wanting to make Hobos at home and for special occasions.  Have you made Hobos at home?

Ingredients:

Foil

Butter

Hamburger (pre-cooked)

Carrots

Potatoes

Onion

Cheese

Seasoning Salt

Salt

Pepper

Your favorite Hot Sauce

1. Cut potatoes into similar sized pieces.  Repeat with carrots and onions.  Helpful cooking tip: cut potatoes into smallest sizes to help with even cooking.
2. Rip a large sheet of foil, place shiny side up and spread butter over foil.  You can save some butter to cook with you hobo.
3. Fill foil with precooked hamburger meat, carrots, potatoes and onion.
4. Add seasoning to hobo, have to have Seasoning Salt.
5. Fold over the foil, making a packet.  The flatter the better, to help ensure more even cooking.
6. Cook over campfire for 10-15 minutes, open hobo to check your potatoes to see if they are done.  If potatoes are done to your liking add cheese refold and place back on fire for 2 minutes to melt cheese.  If not refold and place back on fire. Helpful cooking tip: With a done hobo you will be able to hear sizzling and you will be able to smell the different aromas.  If you are not able to tell if a hobo is done or not by ears and noise the first time, don’t give up, it takes some practice.

Let us know if you make them and how they come out!