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Pure carbohydrate + gluten. It causes diabetes, obesity, clogged arteries, depression, leaky gut syndrome, itchy skin, low back pain, arthritis, bloating, reflux, and so on. Not at all a good food. It is just a "slave-food". Dried or smoked meat or pemmican is far, far better.
Mom and Dad called these drop biscuits....they made them pretty often when we were kids....they had the skillet hot before dropping them in...they also cooked them in the oven...350 if I remember...btw. I'm 74 now...
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I remember the hobos that used to come to our back door when I was a kid. That was in the 50's we lived in a tar paper house next to the rail road track in Manteca Ca. They were looking for a little work for some food. Mom always had them come into the house sit at the table and he would fix them something to eat, then send them off with some canned goods. She never asked them to do any work around the house or yard but the usually always insisted, raking the leaves or some kind of handyman job. I remember them well. We never had any problems with them. And of course word got out where we live so about once a week someone different showed up. But Mom never turned away any Hobo hungry time were different then. Everyone then had a measure of respect for others Hobo or not. And Hobos had their own set of rules and laws, if word got around of a fellow hobo stealing from a person like my Mom, well that hobo regretted it greatly and was outcast from the Hobo community and that was close to being a death sentence for them. Yes times have changed. Thanks for the recipe I will give it a try.
I owned a liquor store next to the railroad tracks back in the 70's and would get a few hobos in to buy something or warm up in the winter a little. They weren't considered homeless back then and most had some cash. The next-door gas station would leave the doors open on some old cars he had out back and they would sleep in them when the weather was freezing. No problems from them.
I was raised same way and have never turned away anyone hungry, I have a lot of hens and grow a large garden and word gets out as I had people coming out of the woodwork this past 6 months asking if I could spare some veggies and eggs, I had to put a stop to it when a coworker threatened to come take my place from me when SHTF, I just smiled and told him if anyone shows up at my place well they won’t live long, stupid actions will win that final lotto at my place.
My granny always made the best biscuits! Out of her 7 daughters and 7 sons, none of them were ever able to truly replicate her biscuits, but a couple of my aunts came darn close. Granny used to always put in plenty of butter when they were fresh out of the oven and when we got them on our plates, we'd cut them in pieces and drizzle on some table syrup. My God, I'd forgotten just how much I miss those biscuits. 😋
It’s amazing to see a cookie recipe from the Great Depression! Simple, yet it tells a story of resilience and creativity. I’m from Vietnam, and during those years, my country also went through a difficult war period. Thank you for sharing this 1929 recipe - it’s a reminder of the strength to overcome hard times. Your video is excellent!❤❤
In Australia we had swagmen, similar to hobos, they made "damper" a bread thats made from flour, salt and water. Can be wrapped around a stick and cooked over the fire or made like a loaf of bread. Add honey, jam (jelly), peanut butter, butter or dip it in your stew. Its a great basic camp bread.
I'm 30 now, I grew up on Moreton island off the coast of Brisbane... I went to school over in Stradbroke island, and some of the first school memories I have was being taught to make damper by my Aboriginal kindergarten teacher. Good times! Gotta make some damper again!
I enjoy this hobo series of videos. Some great ideas and some old memories. I am 81 years old. Not quite depression era but in my childhood the great depression was common table talk. So many of the implements and things in your video bring back memories of when I was a kid. Here's a thought; I grew up on the carnival. My dad was a boxer in the ring for money and put up the Ferris Wheel. My mom was the floating lady. You might look into the lifestyle back then of "carny's" and find some ideas worth a video.
Would be incredibly interesting. The Yankee Robinson Show established a winter quarters for his circus in a small town down the road from me. By 1926 there were 20 buildings, and even a elephant graveyard. (Dallas County Iowa)
I remember when I was first starting out on my own, I would catch the carnival and rodeo in the local areas and hire on setups, teardown, and general repair and maintenance. The more skills you have like welding or mechanica, working with livestock l the better.
My mother spoke "Carny", it kind of like pig latin but not quite. I can still hear it in my brain but I cannot interpret it. Whenever my mother or anyone in the carnival spoke in "Carny" it was because they were saying something that they didn't want others to hear, so we kids would listen carefully. But I just couldn't understand it. My dad understood it but I never heard him speak Carny. He wasn't the kind of person to hide what he wanted to say so maybe he just spoke his mind and didn't care. One meal I can remember from the carnival in the 40's was goulash. One of the guys would make a big pot of it and friends and coworkers were welcome to share. It was garlicky and a little spicy but so good. My brother and I would sleep on the ground and shared a wool blanket. If the weather turned bad we slept in the back seat of a car. I have no clue where my older sister slept or even where my parents slept. But typically we slept on the grass behind one of the Vardo's or maybe under it and I guess my sister and parents slept inside. I never remember it being uncomfortable. Just a blanket and two little kids sleep until dawn and never thought it was odd.
My mom used to make biscuits like this with bacon grease and bake them in the oven. She probably used real milk and a little less water, don't remember ever having powdered milk in the house. She made hers about golf ball size and they'd spread out a little as they baked. So good with white gravy or butter and honey. 🤤
Drop biscuits in a pan are very close to being old fashioned bannock. A cover of some kind on the skillet holds in heat, and somewhat simulates an oven. Not really, but somewhat. I’m a clumsy cook, so use olive oil instead of lard. Adding the water in small increments, and mixing in each incremental little splash before add the next helps keep the dough all more manageable and less a sticky mess. Baking powder is often better if assembled only when getting ready to use it. 2 parts cream of tarter, mixed with 1 part baking soda. Once combined, they react together, and soon wear each other out. So I mix it up on site. Biscuits and bannock can also be “fortified” with goodies. Nut meats, crumbled bacon, berry bits, onion, cheese, etc adds flavor and substance. Jam or jelly is good on them but honey’s better. They go well with fried eggs too, sopping up the egg nicely. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
My Momma made those biscuits my whole life, we called them “drop biscuits”. I have looked for the recipe for years because Mom just had it in her head, so thank you for bringing them to life for me! I’ve never liked the big fluffy biscuits, moms always had a crunch that was so good.
A couple of months ago I asked my 85 yr old mother for her drop biscuit recipe. Self-Rising flour, milk, and bacon grease. She didn't ever measure anything. As a child, my grandmother made something that she called a chocolate butter roll. Sadly, no one in the family has the recipe or knows how to make them. They were delicious.
Really appreciate you getting straight into the video and not using the same old tired youtube formula( talk about subject, then 10 second intro thats not needed) and then deliver the same information from the start. I really wish other channels would stop wasting the first minute of their videos. I cant speak for everybody but this way catches my attention quicker. Anyways great video sorry for the rant
I grew up eating these. My mom taught me how to make them. Her mother learned from a hobo who came to her house and asked her for a cup of flour. They came around on several occasions asking for something. A cup of flour, a potato, lard and things like that. Grandma asked the man they did with the flour and he told her they were making fried biscuits. He told her that the man went out in groups to different neighborhoods and each group would ask each house for certain things. It was his group's job that time to ask for flour. Once they all collected what they needed they would go back to their camp, put it all together and make one big meal for everybody. It's really good with homemade gravy or peanut butter and jelly, butter and honey or butter and syrup. I make those a lot but I never knew the measurements of anything. I just dumped it in a bowl and made it. I have made it for years using cooking oil instead of lard. You can also substitute the powdered milk with coffee creamer. This recipe also makes very good dumplings, baked biscuits and with a few more ingredients (vanilla flavoring, sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon) it makes good cinnamon biscuits.
What a good, kind Mom. Like you I have no exact measurements for biscuits and use that 'recipe' to incorporate other ingredients for sweet or savory foods. Love putting basic ingredients together and adding in what's handy and fits with the rest.
This must be taught in schools teach kids how to survive not the bs they are teaching in schools right now with the woke garbage . Classes on survival should be a MUST in schools as part of the program.
How? There is practically no situation where you'll both have and need those items and if it were to come along, you'll be unable to resupply the ingredients. Living in fear on the other hand, will cause you to miss countless opportunities that if utilized, would prevent you from becoming a colonial-style homeless person. This is doomsday LARPing.
Been making biscuits for over 60 yrs. Thankyou for showing how it's done. My parents are from the Era of the depression and mom taught me this very technique. I have taught my grandkids now great grand kids how to make biscuits only I use a hardwood dowel as a rolling pin thanks so much
My suggestion would be to make sure your pan is well greased. Seriously though, it's great practice, we may need to go live with it soon. Thank you James👍🏻
@CathyLoveFerguson-gl9ts I like learning about wild edibles and medicinal plants too. I should probably take the little books on the subject out into the woods and practice in case I don't have them with me
Your giving of thanks faithfully, reminds me of a line from David in the Psalms. "I have been young, now I'm old. But I have never seen the LORDS people go hungry"!
I'm a born again Christian. I care very much. The King James Bible is God's word and most people who call themselves Christians don't follow it. If you as an atheist are saved by Jesus Christ and live by the King James Bible (no church buildings or blind religion) you would be doing more than anyone who calls themselves Christians @@mort8143
@@IsaacNelson54As Jesus didn't speak in Elizabethan English I prefer a more modern translation. Learned Hebrew and Greek in seminary but the average person in the US doesn't understand it. Thus I prefer a bible translation that's easier for everyone in the modern day to understand (NIV, NASB, etc.)
@@Greybeard1357 Thank you for posting an ignorant comment so everyone can see the foolishness of liar "Christians" today I love my KJB. It wasn't authorized by the Vatican as the Nestles Greek text says.
This recipe has to be really close to what my granddad used. They look just the same. I can still smell and taste them. He also used to always have the best bacon, and a pot of beans on the stove. The thing that grabbed me the most was that old tin cup. He kept a pot of coffee going in an old percolator all day, and he would pour it boiling hot into a cup just like that and drink it black and boiling hot. I would take permanent damage if I tried it. These are actually good skills to know, and I'm glad to see you're keeping them alive. I don't usually subscribe after one video, but I'll make an exception here.
Former 50 of 74 years a hobo. Pan fried biscuits. I sometimes do these on my stove for breakfast. Now in the fact that we are talking about a longer term jungle it's fairly easy to make a hobo tin can oven from a gallon size can. I think that's a # 10 can but I may be wrong on that. When you open can, save "lid". 4 finger size trench dug n the dirt a few inches deep. Lay the coffee can over the trench. A couple of those little tomato juice with both ends cut open stacked in back side of coffee can. Stable the coffee can with a row of smaller stones on either side. Pack outside with mud at least an inch thick. The tomato juice cans are the chimney. Open both ends of a tall juice can. and flatten. Fit on the bottom of the coffee can and grease it a little. The coffee can lid with a stick about a 45 degree angle holding the "oven" door. A twig ( pencil to pinky size ) fire in the trench. Coals for a moderate oven. Burning twigs for a hot oven. I wish I could send pictures of building this "oven" because it's really easy to make if you see the pictures. Can be used quite a few times.
Thanks James. Love these simple recipes not only for home but camping time. Love the history you bring. I have the pan exactly like one you used. It was my grandpa’s and only cooked his eggs in it. I use all the time.
I've always respected the people who just prefer to live off the grid in this crazy world. Some people prefer to have a nomadic lifestyle and it's very hard for some folks to understand that. I'm addicted to the creature comforts myself but damn, those biscuits look amazing!😊❤
I recognize that fry pan! My parrents had a pan just like that, It has a” keep cool” handle as iI recall. I learned to cook bacon in tha pan. my Dad told me that his Mother used to bake cornbread in a cast iron skillet on the stove instead ov baking in the oven. he grew up on a farm during the 1930’s. and most nights thier diier was buscuita & gravy or cornpone and gravy. Meat was usually only for Sunday dinner.. My mother -in-law also raised in a large family and lived on the road in their car camping out driving around the country looking for work.y Father-in-law l lived a hobos life in his teens he left home and rode the rails to fid work until got in the CCC
C.C.C. ----California Conservative Corps. My pop was in the organization too .. building roads in the mountains ( Angeles Crest Highway) .. then joined the Navy in 1938...
My grandfather was a veteran of WW I and he hopped railroad cars looking for work during the Depression. He died in 1943, so I never met the man. I can only imagine this is the kind of survival meal that he would have had during that era. People did what they could to survive during the Depression.
I remember seeing this cookware, the skillet, the cans, the scoops in the back porches or garages of houses back in the 1950's when I was a boy. Perhaps mementos from their times past or camp gear. There were many folks who had ridden the rails before finding full time work even if the had been in the military. Thank you
I’m 76 years old my mom had 5 boys and felt that a man should know how to cook and taught us from an early age to cook at around 10 years of age this was the first thing she taught me to cook keep up the good work of putting together these videos
You have encouraged me greatly. I've been camping for 2 months and cooking outdoors. For years I've felt like a hobo in training now it may come to pass but I am sure the Lord will continue to take care of me. Thanks @
I grew up on biscuits with butter and maple syrup up north Minnesota way. Now down Texas way ya'all gotta have your biscuits and sausage gravy. Either way, you can't beat good biscuits.
I had 2 Uncles who were literally Hobos and occasionally they would visit for a week or two. Then ride the Rails out of town. And they could cook. I love Lima Beans to this day! Also two of the nicest and humble humans you could ever meet.
Great pepper recipe! I enjoy your history lesson about hobo life. My great-grandmother used to give them food and provisions and they would mark her gate in a symbol that someone helpful lives here. I know you know all about that.
What a wholesome channel. Absolutely enjoy and look forward to these videos. Some of them remind me of the stories my grandfather (Papa) would tell me about his life experiences on the go.
I've been camping as long as memory goes back. I love these videos to remind me that we don't need the latest gear. PLUS...I will be makin these biscuts.
Love this channel! My father rode the rails in the 30's, and told me many stories. It is really eye opening to see his life stories come to life on your channel. Thank you so much, keep up the great work and research. I also enjoy that you mostly use period correct gear. Thanks again!
My grandma made a very similar recipe but she would put all of the dough in a thoroughly greased cake pan and flatten it out. She would then score the dough into square pieces before baking and it would make them easier to cut after cooked. Literally the best biscuits I ever had especially cut in half with some butter and homemade mayhaw jelly!
Always learn alot my dad was born in 1930. And he told me about the old ways he grew up with. Like I said Always enjoy your videos. Cause we need to know how to live and survive like they used to.
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This puts me in mind of the men in Jack London’s accounts of the gold rush of the North. How each man made his biscuits was of high and serious importance and could come to serious blows when everything froze solid, and the men had too much free time on their hands. Newcomers were dubbed Chechaquas and sneered at for needing baking powder to rise their biscuits. His works are still regarded as the premier history of the North’s broad expanses at that time. I absolutely love them. Some of my very favorite characters in all of literature. I love your channel! So much to admire! 👍👍
I love these recipes! My son,and I were just talking about making some bannock (in the Stanley all in one/piece of metal napkin holder oven we made) on our next camping trip. Thank you!
That’s a great recipe! I found a recipe for Dutch oven bread years ago for camp and it’s so good I make bread at home. It does require activating the yeast and a 4 hour rise on the dough but it’s yummy!
This is pretty appetising to say the least, the information provided along is quite fascinating as well. People down on thier luck or judt camping can also benifit from a lot of these tricks and tips
I make all of your Recipes with an MSR Whisper, and a Stanley cook set I premeasure the ingredients and vacuum seal them. Mulligan stew is the best and you can use dehydrated stuff.
@@WayPointSurvival I have a small area I closed off with 10 mill plastic and a fan to take out dust in it can get in and it's just a 5ft by 6ft area in my Garage and I put one or two portion dehydrated foods in vacuumed sealed bags. I can make most of your RXs with Dehydrated foods and put it in a Mylar vacuumed sealed Bag like a Hobo MRE basically no lie James.
Im living out of my truck and always looking for easy, cheap recipes, ill definitely be trying this with my cast iron skillet, i love that you dont need eggs and everything is dry product, keeping my fridge powered during winter is a real pain....ill definitely be checking out more of your vids!
👍 I have a measuring cup exactly like the one in the video.😮 I've never seen another one like it before until now. I got it from my mother's house, who got it from her mother's house. She was from the Southern Ohio / Northern Kentucky area. Wow.
Thanks James. I have Mark Wyman's 'Hoboes' here in Canberra, Australia. Ive reread it a few times. I find the subject interesting. Moving around, looking for seasonal work still goes on today. I guess backpackers are the modern bindlestiffs. I like the idea of adventure. 🇦🇺👍
I like how he made the video. It made it more interesting being able to picture some real hobos making this. During the depression my family became migratory farm workers. My Great Aunt told me she got a pair of underwear and she was very happy . She lost her Christmas gift the next day when they moved camp. This is the same biscuit recipe she made.
My folks made skillet bread ( bannock) as much as biscuits if not having cornbread. They had lots of cornbread because they grew corn and had to buy flour. I've gotten much older and less energetic ( lazier) and make skillet bread more than biscuits these days. All purpose flour, baking powder, salt, and water enough for a thick dough. I can knock out skillet bread way faster than biscuits. Not to mention that Clabber Girl baking powder comes in a hideous cardboard can now instead of a metal one that can be recycled into a biscuit cutter . The proper topping for skillet bread or biscuits either one while in the woods is ribbon cane syrup stored and dispensed from a brown snuff bottle with a cork stopper or peach or fig preserves. Usually syrup cuz mama ain't letting you out of the house with one of her good jars. Good Luck
Cant help but think a handful of raisins would make a nice addition to the recipe..though probably hard to come by in those days ?! Excellent presentation , another classic...thank you
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Pure carbohydrate + gluten. It causes diabetes, obesity, clogged arteries, depression, leaky gut syndrome, itchy skin, low back pain, arthritis, bloating, reflux, and so on. Not at all a good food. It is just a "slave-food". Dried or smoked meat or pemmican is far, far better.
Love ur cooking videos.
How would it be if you could add an egg to the dough? It would definitely reduce the water needed of course.
Mom and Dad called these drop biscuits....they made them pretty often when we were kids....they had the skillet hot before dropping them in...they also cooked them in the oven...350 if I remember...btw. I'm 74 now...
Can I put these in the oven?
If you’re smart you’re paying attention to this guys videos not only are they well done but they’re highly packed full of information everyone needs to know
James is good. I remember a lot of the things he covers and can say he is dead on with his history and info.
I love all the old items he has
Self sufficiency is a great quality. 🇦🇺👍
Y'all should take his classes in person highly recommend
Yup, tried and true techniques that would have been lost forever.
Thanks for the kudos, Roadrunner!
I remember the hobos that used to come to our back door when I was a kid. That was in the 50's we lived in a tar paper house next to the rail road track in Manteca Ca. They were looking for a little work for some food. Mom always had them come into the house sit at the table and he would fix them something to eat, then send them off with some canned goods. She never asked them to do any work around the house or yard but the usually always insisted, raking the leaves or some kind of handyman job. I remember them well. We never had any problems with them. And of course word got out where we live so about once a week someone different showed up. But Mom never turned away any Hobo hungry time were different then. Everyone then had a measure of respect for others Hobo or not. And Hobos had their own set of rules and laws, if word got around of a fellow hobo stealing from a person like my Mom, well that hobo regretted it greatly and was outcast from the Hobo community and that was close to being a death sentence for them. Yes times have changed. Thanks for the recipe I will give it a try.
Thanks for sharing that! It's amazing how much things have changed.
I owned a liquor store next to the railroad tracks back in the 70's and would get a few hobos in to buy something or warm up in the winter a little. They weren't considered homeless back then and most had some cash. The next-door gas station would leave the doors open on some old cars he had out back and they would sleep in them when the weather was freezing. No problems from them.
How wonderful to grow up with a parent teaching you the right way to treat your fellow man. What a wonderful mother; thank you for sharing! 🎉
I was raised same way and have never turned away anyone hungry, I have a lot of hens and grow a large garden and word gets out as I had people coming out of the woodwork this past 6 months asking if I could spare some veggies and eggs, I had to put a stop to it when a coworker threatened to come take my place from me when SHTF, I just smiled and told him if anyone shows up at my place well they won’t live long, stupid actions will win that final lotto at my place.
I bet your dads a hobo😂
My grandparents made similar biscuits, and as James stated they always used bacon grease. That really makes a flavorful biscuit. Ahhh the memories.
Sounds great!
OOOO!
you had me @bacon grease, errrr hog sauce!
My granny always made the best biscuits! Out of her 7 daughters and 7 sons, none of them were ever able to truly replicate her biscuits, but a couple of my aunts came darn close. Granny used to always put in plenty of butter when they were fresh out of the oven and when we got them on our plates, we'd cut them in pieces and drizzle on some table syrup. My God, I'd forgotten just how much I miss those biscuits. 😋
And I always throw away my bacon grease. Not next time though.
It’s amazing to see a cookie recipe from the Great Depression! Simple, yet it tells a story of resilience and creativity. I’m from Vietnam, and during those years, my country also went through a difficult war period. Thank you for sharing this 1929 recipe - it’s a reminder of the strength to overcome hard times. Your video is excellent!❤❤
Thank you so much for the kind words.
Um it's a biscuit recipe 😂
Another fantastic wardrobe attire, tools of the era, and classic hobo presentation.
Cheers!
Thanks for watching!
Eating delicious biscuits in the great outdoors has to be one of life’s better pleasures. Thank you for showing us how they’re made!
You're welcome!
In Australia we had swagmen, similar to hobos, they made "damper" a bread thats made from flour, salt and water. Can be wrapped around a stick and cooked over the fire or made like a loaf of bread. Add honey, jam (jelly), peanut butter, butter or dip it in your stew. Its a great basic camp bread.
👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👌 proud Australian
I'm 30 now, I grew up on Moreton island off the coast of Brisbane... I went to school over in Stradbroke island, and some of the first school memories I have was being taught to make damper by my Aboriginal kindergarten teacher. Good times!
Gotta make some damper again!
Indeed.
I knew I'd find an Aussie mentioning Damper. Used to make it all the time in scouts, we'd have ours with Golden Syrup.
We made the same here in Newfoundland. We called them damper dogs.
You are a legend. Thank you for what you do
You're very welcome!
I enjoy this hobo series of videos. Some great ideas and some old memories. I am 81 years old. Not quite depression era but in my childhood the great depression was common table talk. So many of the implements and things in your video bring back memories of when I was a kid. Here's a thought; I grew up on the carnival. My dad was a boxer in the ring for money and put up the Ferris Wheel. My mom was the floating lady. You might look into the lifestyle back then of "carny's" and find some ideas worth a video.
Thanks for watching and for the suggestions!
@WayPointSurvival Yes would be cool. Could do a history or how they camped or cooked.
Would be incredibly interesting.
The Yankee Robinson Show established a winter quarters for his circus in a small town down the road from me. By 1926 there were 20 buildings, and even a elephant graveyard.
(Dallas County Iowa)
I remember when I was first starting out on my own, I would catch the carnival and rodeo in the local areas and hire on setups, teardown, and general repair and maintenance. The more skills you have like welding or mechanica, working with livestock l the better.
My mother spoke "Carny", it kind of like pig latin but not quite. I can still hear it in my brain but I cannot interpret it. Whenever my mother or anyone in the carnival spoke in "Carny" it was because they were saying something that they didn't want others to hear, so we kids would listen carefully. But I just couldn't understand it. My dad understood it but I never heard him speak Carny. He wasn't the kind of person to hide what he wanted to say so maybe he just spoke his mind and didn't care.
One meal I can remember from the carnival in the 40's was goulash. One of the guys would make a big pot of it and friends and coworkers were welcome to share. It was garlicky and a little spicy but so good.
My brother and I would sleep on the ground and shared a wool blanket. If the weather turned bad we slept in the back seat of a car. I have no clue where my older sister slept or even where my parents slept. But typically we slept on the grass behind one of the Vardo's or maybe under it and I guess my sister and parents slept inside. I never remember it being uncomfortable. Just a blanket and two little kids sleep until dawn and never thought it was odd.
Give us this day our daily bread. Great simple hobo meal!
Right! It's so simple and delicious.
My mom used to make biscuits like this with bacon grease and bake them in the oven. She probably used real milk and a little less water, don't remember ever having powdered milk in the house. She made hers about golf ball size and they'd spread out a little as they baked. So good with white gravy or butter and honey. 🤤
That sounds delicious!
Butter milk
You sir are a credit to Hobo's everywhere.
Drop biscuits in a pan are very close to being old fashioned bannock.
A cover of some kind on the skillet holds in heat, and somewhat simulates an oven. Not really, but somewhat.
I’m a clumsy cook, so use olive oil instead of lard. Adding the water in small increments, and mixing in each incremental little splash before add the next helps keep the dough all more manageable and less a sticky mess.
Baking powder is often better if assembled only when getting ready to use it. 2 parts cream of tarter, mixed with 1 part baking soda. Once combined, they react together, and soon wear each other out. So I mix it up on site.
Biscuits and bannock can also be “fortified” with goodies. Nut meats, crumbled bacon, berry bits, onion, cheese, etc adds flavor and substance. Jam or jelly is good on them but honey’s better.
They go well with fried eggs too, sopping up the egg nicely.
Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
Thanks, I appreciate that!
Allways great vides.
Now they call them homeless and there are hundreds of thousands of them around the country. 180 thousand in Commiefornia alone.
Always love the cooking videos. As a solo truck driver they are nice to watch while im eating.
Thanks for watching, and happy trails!
My Momma made those biscuits my whole life, we called them “drop biscuits”.
I have looked for the recipe for years because Mom just had it in her head, so thank you for bringing them to life for me! I’ve never liked the big fluffy biscuits, moms always had a crunch that was so good.
Yep, that's what my Dad and mamaw called em. They'd use buttermilk ❤
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the recipe!
A couple of months ago I asked my 85 yr old mother for her drop biscuit recipe. Self-Rising flour, milk, and bacon grease. She didn't ever measure anything. As a child, my grandmother made something that she called a chocolate butter roll. Sadly, no one in the family has the recipe or knows how to make them. They were delicious.
@kimt1054 just type in southern Butter rolls recipe... that chocolate ur talkin bout is Nutella I'm pretty sure 🤎 hope this helps.
love how you dress for these and love all the old vintage items you use in them. thanks for all the great info over the years
You're welcome!
Really appreciate you getting straight into the video and not using the same old tired youtube formula( talk about subject, then 10 second intro thats not needed) and then deliver the same information from the start. I really wish other channels would stop wasting the first minute of their videos. I cant speak for everybody but this way catches my attention quicker. Anyways great video sorry for the rant
Thanks! I'm glad you appreciate that!
I grew up eating these. My mom taught me how to make them. Her mother learned from a hobo who came to her house and asked her for a cup of flour. They came around on several occasions asking for something. A cup of flour, a potato, lard and things like that. Grandma asked the man they did with the flour and he told her they were making fried biscuits. He told her that the man went out in groups to different neighborhoods and each group would ask each house for certain things. It was his group's job that time to ask for flour. Once they all collected what they needed they would go back to their camp, put it all together and make one big meal for everybody. It's really good with homemade gravy or peanut butter and jelly, butter and honey or butter and syrup. I make those a lot but I never knew the measurements of anything. I just dumped it in a bowl and made it. I have made it for years using cooking oil instead of lard. You can also substitute the powdered milk with coffee creamer. This recipe also makes very good dumplings, baked biscuits and with a few more ingredients (vanilla flavoring, sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon) it makes good cinnamon biscuits.
That's an interesting story! Thanks so much for watching!
What a good, kind Mom. Like you I have no exact measurements for biscuits and use that 'recipe' to incorporate other ingredients for sweet or savory foods. Love putting basic ingredients together and adding in what's handy and fits with the rest.
Everyone made them
@@Roy-f5h unfortunately no not everyone. You wouldn't believe the amount of people who's never even heard of it
@ kids maybe. But if you were around in at least the 60s,you ate them all the time
This kinda information will keep people alive. We need classes in school teaching this
That would be a great idea!
classes used to be called Home Economics. Not taught anymore in high schools.
also older copies of the Boy Scout Handbook covered this kind of stuff.
This must be taught in schools teach kids how to survive not the bs they are teaching in schools right now with the woke garbage . Classes on survival should be a MUST in schools as part of the program.
How? There is practically no situation where you'll both have and need those items and if it were to come along, you'll be unable to resupply the ingredients. Living in fear on the other hand, will cause you to miss countless opportunities that if utilized, would prevent you from becoming a colonial-style homeless person. This is doomsday LARPing.
Been making biscuits for over 60 yrs. Thankyou for showing how it's done. My parents are from the Era of the depression and mom taught me this very technique. I have taught my grandkids now great grand kids how to make biscuits only I use a hardwood dowel as a rolling pin thanks so much
That's awesome you're passing on the tradition!
My suggestion would be to make sure your pan is well greased. Seriously though, it's great practice, we may need to go live with it soon. Thank you James👍🏻
He did
@independentthinker8930 It was a high flyer
You're right, a little grease wouldn't hurt!...lol.
Agree... better to be prepared... also should have some info on foraging for edible wild plants, as well...
@CathyLoveFerguson-gl9ts I like learning about wild edibles and medicinal plants too. I should probably take the little books on the subject out into the woods and practice in case I don't have them with me
Your giving of thanks faithfully, reminds me of a line from David in the Psalms. "I have been young, now I'm old. But I have never seen the LORDS people go hungry"!
I love that verse! Thanks for watching!
@@WayPointSurvival
Question. How did Christian Hobo's worship?
Did they gather and partake of the LORDS supper?
Well done James. The world needs more training like this 🙏
Thanks!
Grits eggs sunny side up and studded tomatoes. So good.
Studded tomatoes? Never heard of such a thing. Do you mean stuffed?
Sounds like a great breakfast to me!
Stewed😂❤@@florarix2210
@@florarix2210
Maybe "stewed" tomatoes?
Always gotta stay ahead of autocorrect!
It’s always interesting to me seeing how people were able to make a lot with a little
Indeed.
Those looked very good.
They're pretty simple but really tasty!
Very happy to see you giving thanks to the Lord!😊
I'm an atheist bindlestiff, I couldn't care less. 😀🇦🇺
I'm a born again Christian. I care very much. The King James Bible is God's word and most people who call themselves Christians don't follow it.
If you as an atheist are saved by Jesus Christ and live by the King James Bible (no church buildings or blind religion) you would be doing more than anyone who calls themselves Christians @@mort8143
@@IsaacNelson54As Jesus didn't speak in Elizabethan English I prefer a more modern translation. Learned Hebrew and Greek in seminary but the average person in the US doesn't understand it. Thus I prefer a bible translation that's easier for everyone in the modern day to understand (NIV, NASB, etc.)
Thanks. My faith is very important to me!
@@Greybeard1357 Thank you for posting an ignorant comment so everyone can see the foolishness of liar "Christians" today
I love my KJB. It wasn't authorized by the Vatican as the Nestles Greek text says.
James, absolutely amazing, and thanks for your time to teach us! What a great but easy recipe. God Bless and Be Safe!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching and God bless you too, my friend!
finally!!!! a survival video that teaches instead of just having us watch them go camping or fishing!!! Awesome!!!
Glad you liked it!
LEARN WELL
we may soon need these skills
Possibly!
Thanks James for the video. Never made any biscuits so fancy, but made a simpler "bannock" for camp bread and "hardtack" for food storage.
You're welcome!
This recipe has to be really close to what my granddad used. They look just the same. I can still smell and taste them. He also used to always have the best bacon, and a pot of beans on the stove.
The thing that grabbed me the most was that old tin cup. He kept a pot of coffee going in an old percolator all day, and he would pour it boiling hot into a cup just like that and drink it black and boiling hot. I would take permanent damage if I tried it.
These are actually good skills to know, and I'm glad to see you're keeping them alive. I don't usually subscribe after one video, but I'll make an exception here.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I'm really happy to have you as a subscriber! Welcome aboard!
Thank you for educating me on something. It’s long and lost about the depression area of recipes and things you can do this. To survive.
You're welcome!
Former 50 of 74 years a hobo. Pan fried biscuits. I sometimes do these on my stove for breakfast. Now in the fact that we are talking about a longer term jungle it's fairly easy to make a hobo tin can oven from a gallon size can. I think that's a # 10 can but I may be wrong on that. When you open can, save "lid". 4 finger size trench dug n the dirt a few inches deep. Lay the coffee can over the trench. A couple of those little tomato juice with both ends cut open stacked in back side of coffee can. Stable the coffee can with a row of smaller stones on either side. Pack outside with mud at least an inch thick. The tomato juice cans are the chimney. Open both ends of a tall juice can. and flatten. Fit on the bottom of the coffee can and grease it a little. The coffee can lid with a stick about a 45 degree angle holding the "oven" door. A twig ( pencil to pinky size ) fire in the trench. Coals for a moderate oven. Burning twigs for a hot oven. I wish I could send pictures of building this "oven" because it's really easy to make if you see the pictures. Can be used quite a few times.
Thanks for the great tip about the hobo oven! I may have to give that a try!
Thanks James. Love these simple recipes not only for home but camping time. Love the history you bring.
I have the pan exactly like one you used. It was my grandpa’s and only cooked his eggs in it. I use all the time.
❤
That's a great story. I love how you're carrying on a family tradition.
Would love some hobo / camp cooking recipes!
I do have several others on my channel.
Tough times don't last, tough people do. Thanks, it reminds me of the stories of my parents and Grandmother.
Indeed.
I've always respected the people who just prefer to live off the grid in this crazy world. Some people prefer to have a nomadic lifestyle and it's very hard for some folks to understand that. I'm addicted to the creature comforts myself but damn, those biscuits look amazing!😊❤
Thanks for watching! They were pretty tasty!
I don't get out in the woods much anymore but practiced these on the stove top soooo yummy whole family couldn't get enough!
Glad to hear they were a hit!
I recognize that fry pan! My parrents had a pan just like that, It has a” keep cool” handle as iI recall. I learned to cook bacon in tha pan. my Dad told me that his Mother used to bake cornbread in a cast iron skillet on the stove instead ov baking in the oven. he grew up on a farm during the 1930’s. and most nights thier diier was buscuita & gravy or cornpone and gravy. Meat was usually only for Sunday dinner.. My mother -in-law also raised in a large family and lived on the road in their car camping out driving around the country looking for work.y Father-in-law l lived a hobos life in his teens he left home and rode the rails to fid work until got in the CCC
Thanks for sharing your family’s history! It’s incredible how much people have had to go through.
C.C.C. ----California Conservative Corps. My pop was in the organization too .. building roads in the mountains ( Angeles Crest Highway) .. then joined the Navy in 1938...
That's good to know. I'm a widower now and sometimes I would like to cook That's easy and quick to fix. Keep up the good work and God bless.
You're welcome, and God bless you too!
Thanks, love the recipe. Pathfinder is cool.
Indeed!
My grandfather was a veteran of WW I and he hopped railroad cars looking for work during the Depression. He died in 1943, so I never met the man. I can only imagine this is the kind of survival meal that he would have had during that era. People did what they could to survive during the Depression.
Absolutely.
Thank you sir. ✌
Glad you enjoyed it!
I remember seeing this cookware, the skillet, the cans, the scoops in the back porches or garages of houses back in the 1950's when I was a boy.
Perhaps mementos from their times past or camp gear.
There were many folks who had ridden the rails before finding full time work even if the had been in the military.
Thank you
You're welcome!
Yep, my dad did, he was born in 1930. Man do I have stories 😮
Great stuff to know. Keep it coming my man!
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying it!
I’m 76 years old my mom had 5 boys and felt that a man should know how to cook and taught us from an early age to cook at around 10 years of age this was the first thing she taught me to cook keep up the good work of putting together these videos
Excellent, thanks so much for watching!
You have encouraged me greatly. I've been camping for 2 months and cooking outdoors. For years I've felt like a hobo in training now it may come to pass but I am sure the Lord will continue to take care of me. Thanks @
I grew up on biscuits with butter and maple syrup up north Minnesota way. Now down Texas way ya'all gotta have your biscuits and sausage gravy. Either way, you can't beat good biscuits.
You can’t go wrong with biscuits!
I had 2 Uncles who were literally Hobos and occasionally they would visit for a week or two. Then ride the Rails out of town. And they could cook. I love Lima Beans to this day! Also two of the nicest and humble humans you could ever meet.
Good evening!!
Good evening to you too!
Great pepper recipe! I enjoy your history lesson about hobo life. My great-grandmother used to give them food and provisions and they would mark her gate in a symbol that someone helpful lives here. I know you know all about that.
Definitely useful knowledge in these current unpredictable times. Peace and blessings in Jesus name.
Thanks for watching!
What a wholesome channel. Absolutely enjoy and look forward to these videos. Some of them remind me of the stories my grandfather (Papa) would tell me about his life experiences on the go.
Good survival information
Glad it was helpful!
I always enjoy a you tube video that is clean, practical, wholesome and you never know may be very informative. Thank you well done.
Survival tucker for Apocalypse 👌👌👌
Right!
They looked amazing James! Can't wait to see more hobo recipes!!
Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
Awsome !!!!
Glad you liked it!
@@WayPointSurvival Thanks 😊 love your videos ! Godbless
Thank you for sharing these skills and recipes they'd be lost if it wasn't for individuals like yourself.
You're welcome!
Thank you Mr Bender
You're welcome!
I've been camping as long as memory goes back. I love these videos to remind me that we don't need the latest gear. PLUS...I will be makin these biscuts.
Just in time
Glad you liked it!
Love this channel! My father rode the rails in the 30's, and told me many stories. It is really eye opening to see his life stories come to life on your channel. Thank you so much, keep up the great work and research. I also enjoy that you mostly use period correct gear. Thanks again!
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy it!
YUM!
Indeed!
As usual, another great video!, James, you make the Hobo Life really come alive! Thanks, and may God bless you.
You're welcome, may God bless you too!
4:10 " centinal lard bucket" im gonna use that as a insult
Lol. Right?
My grandma made a very similar recipe but she would put all of the dough in a thoroughly greased cake pan and flatten it out. She would then score the dough into square pieces before baking and it would make them easier to cut after cooked. Literally the best biscuits I ever had especially cut in half with some butter and homemade mayhaw jelly!
We may have more hobos than ever after this election....🥺
I wrote that prior to Trumps glorious victory. Now, I am filled with hope again. 😁👍
💯
Agreed 💯 percent
Nah.... everyone says the same thing EVERY election.
@astrumdeus7098 🙃
Thanks for watching.
I'm always glad to watch your videos. Learning something new every day
I'm glad you enjoy them!
Always learn alot my dad was born in 1930. And he told me about the old ways he grew up with. Like I said Always enjoy your videos. Cause we need to know how to live and survive like they used to.
Thanks so much!
TRUMP 2024 OR WE WILL BE HOBOS
Bear independent said if she should somehow stay in power, he's done, taxes he will send them 750.00! 😂
With project 2025 gutting unions and social security I'd say Kamala 2024 or we'll be hobos.
@christophersnedeker so you are uneducated and brainwashed, Trump does not back 2025, your liar is desperate and a loser liker her supporters. Hard truth, only ignorant fools vote blue
@christophersnedeker by the way, unions are corrupt and past their usefulness
@@christophersnedeker Project 2025 is not his- it reads like a grocery list of How to Scare people into voting against him.
My mother had a measuring cup just like that back in the day . . . a long time ago. Great video--thank you!
THIS IS GREAT WILL BE WATCHING MORE AND FOLLOWING!!!!! THANK YOU!!!
Thanks so much!
This puts me in mind of the men in Jack London’s accounts of the gold rush of the North. How each man made his biscuits was of high and serious importance and could come to serious blows when everything froze solid, and the men had too much free time on their hands. Newcomers were dubbed Chechaquas and sneered at for needing baking powder to rise their biscuits. His works are still regarded as the premier history of the North’s broad expanses at that time. I absolutely love them. Some of my very favorite characters in all of literature. I love your channel! So much to admire! 👍👍
Thanks so very much!
I love these recipes! My son,and I were just talking about making some bannock (in the Stanley all in one/piece of metal napkin holder oven we made) on our next camping trip. Thank you!
Thanks so much for watching!
I'll be making these for sure on my next outing! Thanks!
Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy them!
Thanks Chef Bender😊 I always appreciate and enjoy your videos
Thanks, I appreciate you watching!
Thanks for the camp biscuit recipe. I'll use it soon at the next bonfire. May God bless you and yours.
Thanks for watching and God bless you too!
Made these tonight. They are really good and I love that I don't need to use an oven
I'm glad you enjoyed them!
That’s a great recipe! I found a recipe for Dutch oven bread years ago for camp and it’s so good I make bread at home. It does require activating the yeast and a 4 hour rise on the dough but it’s yummy!
Excellent, brother. And again, you showed giving thanks to the Lord. Welld done, yet again brother.
God bless you.
Thanks so much, and God bless you too!
My grandparents would make these when I was a young man and I made them for my kids and now for my grandchildren they love them
Great!
Every time I see your videos, you are more and more Hobo and time seems to be going back! that's really sensational! Thanks!
I try to be as authentic as possible, thanks so much for watching!
Great presentation of drop biscuits, Thank You
Our pleasure!
This is pretty appetising to say the least, the information provided along is quite fascinating as well. People down on thier luck or judt camping can also benifit from a lot of these tricks and tips
I'm glad you found the content interesting!
I make all of your Recipes with an MSR Whisper, and a Stanley cook set I premeasure the ingredients and vacuum seal them. Mulligan stew is the best and you can use dehydrated stuff.
That's a great idea!
@@WayPointSurvival I have a small area I closed off with 10 mill plastic and a fan to take out dust in it can get in and it's just a 5ft by 6ft area in my Garage and I put one or two portion dehydrated foods in vacuumed sealed bags. I can make most of your RXs with Dehydrated foods and put it in a Mylar vacuumed sealed Bag like a Hobo MRE basically no lie James.
Sorry I'm late, had to visit hubby in nursing home. I love all of your videos. Thank you Sir for being here for us ❤
That's so kind of you! Thanks for watching.
@WayPointSurvival you the Man Sir... thank you
Im living out of my truck and always looking for easy, cheap recipes, ill definitely be trying this with my cast iron skillet, i love that you dont need eggs and everything is dry product, keeping my fridge powered during winter is a real pain....ill definitely be checking out more of your vids!
Excellent! It's a really good recipe!
Thanks for sharing! I will be sure to make them ! 😅 like now I am hungry!😊
Glad you liked it!
Thanks!!! You are awesome!!! I couldnt imagine the honor it would be to go campin with you for a weekend.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that!
Favorite series on youtube! Thanks again
You're very welcome!
👍 I have a measuring cup exactly like the one in the video.😮 I've never seen another one like it before until now. I got it from my mother's house, who got it from her mother's house. She was from the Southern Ohio / Northern Kentucky area. Wow.
It's a great measuring cup!
Butter and honey came to mind just before you sat down and gave thanks.
Thanks, James!
You're welcome!
Thanks James. I have Mark Wyman's 'Hoboes' here in Canberra, Australia. Ive reread it a few times. I find the subject interesting. Moving around, looking for seasonal work still goes on today. I guess backpackers are the modern bindlestiffs. I like the idea of adventure. 🇦🇺👍
Indeed, the idea of adventure is still alive and well!
Great video. Will have to give this a try. The Hobo lifestyle is very appealing compared to the life we're living today. Keep up the good work.
Thanks! Will do!
I like how he made the video. It made it more interesting being able to picture some real hobos making this. During the depression my family became migratory farm workers. My Great Aunt told me she got a pair of underwear and she was very happy . She lost her Christmas gift the next day when they moved camp. This is the same biscuit recipe she made.
Great story, thanks so much for watching and sharing!
The recipe is very much like the ingredients for Bannock. Thanks for sharing great video.
Bap Bap, Bappin the Blues.😀🇦🇺👍
My folks made skillet bread
( bannock) as much as biscuits if not having cornbread. They had lots of
cornbread because they grew
corn and had to buy flour.
I've gotten much older and less energetic ( lazier) and
make skillet bread more than
biscuits these days.
All purpose flour, baking powder, salt, and water enough
for a thick dough.
I can knock out skillet bread
way faster than biscuits.
Not to mention that Clabber
Girl baking powder comes in
a hideous cardboard can now
instead of a metal one that
can be recycled into a biscuit
cutter .
The proper topping for skillet bread or biscuits either one while in the woods is ribbon cane syrup stored and dispensed from a brown snuff bottle with a cork stopper
or peach or fig preserves.
Usually syrup cuz mama ain't
letting you out of the house with one of her good jars.
Good Luck
Yes, there are definitely some similarities.
In my house these are called camping biscuits, my sons always requested i make them on camping trips. A nice reminder of old times. Thank you James.
They are definitely a classic camp food!
Cant help but think a handful of raisins would make a nice addition to the recipe..though probably hard to come by in those days ?!
Excellent presentation , another classic...thank you
Great idea!
Once again such an astonishing collection of gear...that little lard bucket!!! I NEED IT! 🤣🤣🤣 Ok, need is a strong word but it's so cute!
Thanks! It is a really cool little bucket!