Hobo Christmas Treat! [ Poor Man! ]
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- More cooking like a hobo with the 'Hobo Christmas Treat: Poor Man. Learn how to create Fattigmanne, (or poor man), a beloved Norwegian pastry symbolizing simplicity and warmth, using easily available ingredients and the rustic technique of open-fire cooking. Perfect for festive gatherings, this video guides you through the easy steps to make this cost-effective, heartwarming treat, making your Christmas celebrations uniquely memorable and authentically Norwegian.
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I'm 75 and my parents went through the depression and my Dad served in the Navy during WWII and my Mom was on the home front. Each of the depression meals you and other channels have shared I have had the pleasure to have eaten in my lifetime. One of my favorites to this day is Fried Corn Meal Mush served crispy on the outside and soft inside with syrup on top and also fried very crispy all the way through and sprinkled with salt. Each and every time I have one of these meals I think of my parents. Thank you so much for reviving these meals and showing a new generation what is possible. Kudos.
Thanks for watching!
PoorMans cookie is what my Parents called it. Thank You So Very Much ❤️
Never knew what it was but I am full blood Norwegian. Loved that Video. Looking forward to more
When I was a girl (I'm old now) back in my native Scottish Highlands, we lived on a croft in a very isolated area. Every year, tramps..hobos, would come around asking for a day's work and my parents always found some small jobs for them to do even though we weren't wealthy. At night they could bed down in our barn which was warm and cosy (my sister and I spent much of our playtime in there!) and there was one tramp in particular called Old Harry. He used to carve little wooden toys for us to give each time he came round. He'd light a campfire after his day's work, Mum would bring him out his cooled meal and bread and beer, and he would tell us wonderful stories of his travels on the road, plus (because he'd been very well educated) he'd also tell us tales of Celtic Mythology, which we loved to hear. Looking back, I see he wasn't so old as we children thought,, despite the white hair and beard. It's been, of course, a long time since we saw him and to be honest, I can't remember the last time I saw a genuine "Gentleman of the Road". I have often wondered how his end came, and hope it was a kindly one, beside his beloved fire, perhaps in someone's warm straw filled barn, easy and gentle. Wherever he's gone, him and his ilk, I hope they find an easy, welcoming road and plenty meal stops along the way.
Season's Greetings to everyone, housed or not. Kindness is one of the greatest gifts of all. x
What a cool story! Thanks so much for sharing it and kindness is indeed one of the greatest Gifts of all!
I am glad you have such sweet memories.
The world needs more Uncle Ted's.
Absolutely!
Zepolis. Swedish hobo style.
Awesome content man.
Thanks so much!
Oh brother James, what an awesome sweet story. I have to admit it made me sad but also happy that you were able to be close to him. We gotta try this. Thank you so much for teaching and sharing this wonderful information with us ❤😊😢😊 GOD BLESS YOU BROTHER James and your family in JESUS NAME AMEN AND AMEN ❤😊
Thanks so much and God bless you too!
James, I swear you are related to the Benders here in Tulsa. Very tall men, and you look akin to them.
Since I’ve become disabled, and can’t mess with concrete anymore, I’ve started in on cooking. Christmas time is near and I’m baking cookies.
This will be on the menu.🍺
Great! Thanks for watching!
Good evening from Columbus, Ohio.
Hello there!
angel wings. Italiana call these angel wings. My great grandmom cut the hole but did not fold them as you did.. 🎉🎉
Aripi de ingeri.
This really pulled at my heart strings. I'm a sentimental 73 yr old guy whose Dad passed 30 yrs back. One of his good friends was an equally old Findlander who had a similar life to your uncle. By the way, I'm Minnesotan, too. Dad's friend rode the rails through the depression and my Dad lived as a nomad going where he could to find work supporting his widowed mother. They traveled in a 1912 Model T pulling a homemade trailer they lived in. It had a chicken coop and goat stalls mounted on the back. You're using period correct supplies, and such brought a tear to my eye. This story really hit home. Thank you, and Merry Christmas!
Thank you so very much and may God bless you and give you a very Merry Christmas! I would love to see a picture of that model T and trailer rig that they had!
@WayPointSurvival I'll let your imagination paint a picture. It was a 4 wheel trailer built with running gear like a hay wagon. He used wood salvaged from an early railroad box car. The livestock box had to be fairly good sized as he had enough chickens to sell eggs and 3 or 4 goats that they milked. The whole thing was covered with tarpapet. Everything they owned was packed in or on the Model T, including steamer trunks on both running boards. They traveled from Nebraska to Oregon, staying in open fields to feed the animals.
Merry Christmas, Way Point...
Same to you!
Your Uncle Ted is sitting back somewhere smiling down, enjoying your post tonight. I'm sure he's proud of what you've become and loves that you've remembered him.
Well, he was a Christian man and spent the last 50 plus years of his life working with the Salvation Army and giving back to the community.
My spanish grandmother made something similar. She was born just after the last century began in spain. I'm sure there's lot's of similar treats like these throughout europe over 120 years ago. Simpler times. Thanks James
Indeed, here in Austria and neighboring Bavaria we have something called Snowballs - Schneeballen.
They look different, but its a similar dough that gets fried.
Ja meine Großmutter auch...
Wir liegen garnicht so weit auseinander 😊
Former 50 of 74 years a hobo. Great little treats. Ma grew up during the Great Depression and ate a poor man's sweet roll. She would fix it for us sometimes when I was a kid. It's pie crust rolled and cut into 1/2 inch ribbons ( ma used left over pie crust ). Then sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar, rolled up, and baked along with supper's main dish. A flaky crisp pastry that reminds you of a cinnamon roll but cost almost nothing.
Sounds delicious, my friend!
This makes me want to go on adventures with you! My great grandmother helped raise me and I loved to listen to her stories about growing up during the depression. She told me that she would always cook extra because you never knew if someone would show up hungry. She said that she would fix them a plate and they would eat it on the porch before they went back on their way. I’ll never forget that and I cook that way now. I always try to have extra for someone. ❤
That's wonderful! We definitely need to get back to the days where we think of others instead of just ourselves as a society in general.
Just make sure you bring a very, very, very large backpack to carry an entire pantry full of kitchen supplies
Remember that a lot of these would be made in the hobo camp known as the hobo jungle and not necessarily carried around with them.
That's so sweet Angel, God bless you. I always freeze my extra food, and would normally give to the garbage gang, same with cookies after festivities...why throw away good food.
Happy new year Angel and all viewers
Thank you! My mom used to make these when I was a kid in the 70's but I never knew what they were called nor the origins of it!
Excellent! They are delicious!
@@WayPointSurvival yes they are! I appreciate you sharing this and your Great Uncle with us!
Good evening from Syracuse NY brother
Hello there!
Hi my friend
Thank you for sharing such a treasured memory with us. My husbands heritage is Norwegian and I plan on surprising him with these for a Christmas treat this year. God bless you.❤
You are welcome, I’m glad you liked it! God bless you too!
I will be making it! Thanks!
Excellent!
Oh, my goodness! I have been looking for these for years. My grandparents had these on their table every Christmas. I never knew where they came from. Thank you so much for sharing this, James 😊 ❤🎉
Great! Glad I can help you reconnect with a taste from your childhood!
Your Great Uncle Ted was an amazing guy! Thanks for sharing! A lot like my family. Lots of Norwegian Minnesota/South Dakota relatives. Lots of really tall ones in there My Grandpa was also in the CCC. A Godsend for poor folks during the depression.
Indeed. Thanks for watching!
Merry Christmas, James to you and your family. I'll bet those Fattigmanne were a huge hit as you were growing up. Your Great Uncle reminds me a bit of my own Great Uncle, not so much in stature, perhaps, but in endearment and era. He was about 8 years older than yours and a devout Christian.
Wonderful! My great uncle also spent the last 50-plus years of his life working with the Salvation Army and giving back to the community.
@@WayPointSurvival Very cool. I also love the fact that yours was a Hobo! Mine played the organ at the local Methodist Church and taught Sunday School. He was also a postman for many, many years *_walking_* two routes every day. When they *_made_* him take the motorized truck to run his routes, he would take it home, park it in the driveway and walk anyway. He always had candy in his pocket for the youngsters along his route.
The local paper wrote him up late in life stating that he had never missed a Sunday at church and that he had walked the equivalent of 9 nine times around the world. Not too shabby!
He lived in an old two story house with a basement (originally coal heated) plus an attic that had a attic (two attics). The main stairway was a wide, curved style that you see in the movies. Plus, there was a "secret" (extremely narrow and steep) stairway that ran from the basement up "behind" the kitchen, through his bedroom's closet all the way up to the second attic. Man, was it fun to visit with him.
My little brother once "disappeared" real early one morning when our uncle came to visit. Turns out they had walked all the way to a neighboring town and back just for fun. My brother (named Jim, by the way) was only about 6 or 7 at the time!
I sure wish I had had more interest in his personal history and the era he grew up in while he was still with us.
Thank you, James, for reminding me of him at Christmas time!! He is still missed!
Love this channel! Thanks for the upload and quality content!
Thanks so much!
Yum!! I remember these from my childhood! My dad's side of the family was Norwegian and we had these every Christmas. My grandma's were soft and crisp and she used to put granulated sugar on the outside instead of powdered and the extra little crunchy crisp was delicious. I would love to hear more stories from your uncles life, sounds really fascinating! I have Hobo heritage as well, but I don't know much about their life unfortunately. Love this channel, it's really becoming my favorite lately!
Wow, thanks so much, I really appreciate that!
My wife is writing the receipt down as we re-watch this video, and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Excellent! Merry Christmas!
What a wonderful video.
I love the picture of you and your uncle 🖤🖤🖤🖤
Thank you so much!
Wow, this is what my mom and her Russian friend. They made such a big batch they rolled it out on the kitchen table. Every Christmas the whole block would have a holiday party and come together and share all our cookies. Thanks for the memories.
Sounds like you had a very fun Christmas tradition!
It is so enjoyable to watch you cook outside over the coals. Some of my best memories were doing the same. I lived a camping life for a few years and what a blessing it was. Now i have a place set up in my backyard to escape back to my simpler time. Thank you.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! That's very cool that you have your own little space!
My Swedish family call them Klenat with two dots over the a. Basically the same recipe with the adition of 1/4 teaspoon of crushed Cardamon. Some use a teaspoon of brandy but not the poorer ones. Basically clear down the eastern European countries or where the Swedes held sway or much of the Swedish Empire. My mom made a similar crust to use for cinnamon rolls.
Excellent!
@@WayPointSurvival What part of Minnesota did your uncle live in? I assume he wasn't mining or logging. New an old Norwegian family from the Detroit Lakes area. They had family in Illinois where I grew up. He knew my dad well and my mom's uncles. He reffed some of their boxing matches.
Hi James! God bless the memory of Great Uncle Ted. There is no way I will be satisfied until I try this recipe. Thanks for sharing it and your memories.
Excellent! Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you very much James and a Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Same to you!
Another amazing video and treat. Thanks for sharing, James 👍.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I liked your coat from this series so much that I tracked one down on ebay for 15 bucks. Darn thing is the most comfortable coat I've ever worn!
Excellent! It is really comfortable!
Good old duck cotton jackets. Mine is getting pretty ratty, I'm starting to look like a well worn hobo when I bring it out. Good firewood jacket since the splinters don't stick or get through.
Jim your not going to believe this sso was my dad in ccc camps and was aaf in the akeutians Merry xmas too you and family jim may it be blessed
That's a pretty amazing coincidence! I wonder if they knew each other?
@@WayPointSurvival I wonder
in germany we use this recipe in a other way,, we cut thin stripes, take 5 or 6, form it gently in to a Ball with space between and fry them, coat it with powderd sugar and call them Snowballs ^^
Sounds wonderful!
Going to try that,35 year's, sounds like he was 1great guy, much appreciated 🎅
He was a wonderful guy! Thanks for watching.
I'm Norwegian descent and I grew up in NW Iowa to a very large family on my mother's side. I remember my "Grandma BO" making these in Hudson , SD. After we at least tried lutefisk & lefsa we would get to the good stuff, called them fatties. I'm a retired now but have wondered what those tasty little treats were, great and loving memories from the 60's& 70's. Thanks for this video Sir, KUDOS.
You're welcome!
Thanks for sharing the recipe and a great story ❤
You're welcome!
Never heard of this but sounds delicious
It really is!
Thanks for sharing this little gem! I love the history and knowing your uncle Ted passed this on to you makes it even more special! A reminder of simpler times.
Thanks for watching!
Definitely trying this treat from your uncle!
Great!
I like the old containers your using for the video.....Very cool video. Thank you.
Thanks so much!
Sometimes simple is best & makes for a special time, here in Australia traveling to pick fruit & vegetables we have lean times. A treat like simple pineapple upside-down cake made in a Camp plate makes a big difference. This brought back some of those memories. Thank you for sharing & Merry Christmas to all.
You're welcome and thanks so much!
In Denmark these are called Klejner and they are made every christmas and you can buy them at every bakery in the country, or as you did make them our self
Excellent!
OMG my grandmother made them . Thank you for the information/ recipe there awesome.
Glad you liked it!
My great grandfather and who knows who else in my family worked for the CCC comment and we used to live on the CCC logging road outside of my town.
LOVE these stories!
Thanks so much and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
In the area where I grew up in Germany, Muensterland, these would be made for Carnival (Mardi Gras). They are still made to this day, and are called "Mutzen".
Thank you for the recipe and thank you for the story.
You're welcome!
Looking forward to making this on Christmas with my family.
Excellent!
I made a half batch and they were delicious. Everyone enjoyed them, especially my 2 yr old daughter. I think this is going to be a holiday tradition for us. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!
Love this channel. Although things were tough back then it seemed simpler. Our issues today are complex yet i find helpful hints here & history👍
Thanks so much!
What an endearing tribute to your Great Uncle Ted. The recipe sounds delightful and I will try it. Thank you, and Merry Christmas!
Same to you!
Thanks for sharing this recipe. I love to cook, so I’m going to try it out for this coming up Christmas. Looks delicious.🎉
It is indeed! Thanks for watching!
We love your channel, you provide so much education in s ceazy world.
Thank you for sharing your stories and life
You're welcome!
Great story!
Glad you enjoyed it!
All right!! New video!! Cant wait to watch, love your channel!!
Thanks so much!
Oh my goodness!!! My brother John was a truck driver and did this for a long time after he came home from the Marine Corps where he was serving in Vietnam. He is 17 years older than me. Anyhow to make a long story short, when I was a young girl, he brought me back home to Ohio after I had stayed him and his family in Indiana. I was living large riding in a semi truck!! He let me talk on the CB Radio!!! What a thrill!!! Anyhow I talked to another trucker whose handle was High Pockets. I asked my brother John “Why do they call him High Pockets”? His response was as follows….Because his pockets are so high off of the ground 😂 Brother, you brought back a memory that I had forgotten ❤ My brother Johns’ handle was Lil John because he was such a big and strong dude lol😂 Thank you so much for refreshing my memory 😊 He is retired now. He is 76 years young and such a strong Christian ❤ I do so love this Hobo Series 😊God bless you and your family 🙏 Thank you for all of your hard work that you put into all of your videos!! I appreciate all of them!!
Wonderful story and thanks so much for sharing it with us!
Thank you brother ❤
God Bless your Uncle Ted!
Amen!
Looks like a cookie and a powdered donut all at once. Awesome 👍👍👍!
Thanks!
Great video and memory, TY James, for sharing, God Bless Sir!
You're welcome!
My polish aunts used to make them when I was a child. I think they were called chrusty. You brought back a precious memory back, thanks.
You're welcome!
These are just like my Grandma used to make.@ Christmas time!! She would make very large batches in the kitchen, though. Grandma would also fry up all the odd scraps of dough left over from cutting. They would take fantastic shapes and we kids got to eat them first. YUM YUM. i enjoyed your campfire method. You did it all with a minimum of “Fuss and Stree” , with no big mess to clean up. Did your Norwegian Uncle ever show you an easy way to make “lefse’ in camp? it is so labor intensive but so good, I can’t ever make it fast enough to get ahead. They eat them as fast as they come hot off the griddle.I had no electric griddle for years,but I turned my cast iron fry pan upside down over the heat. . i bet your Uncle Ted would have a line up of happy hobo’s when he made “fattigman” in camp. Thank you and Merry Christmas to you.
Thanks so much! No, he never did show me how to make "lefse". Merry Christmas!
Just found your excellent videos! You're reenactments are brilliant! I'm a musician that has worked faires and Victorian era events so I really see and enjoy your accuracy. In this video, you brought me back to when I made these with my grandmother, 6 decades ago! She was Polish! Our word for these was Kruschiki! Thank you! I think I'll make some this year! PS a recently passed go9d friend and brother had remnants of an old hobo camp on his property in Macungie, PA! 9:20
Very interesting! Have you watched any of my 1790 series?
@WayPointSurvival absolutely! They are fascinating! Another fun video, not one of the 1790s, included examples of what was found ar thrift stores, ....I think it was that one....anyway, you were showing us a frying pan while way in the background, a big beautiful dog strolled by. It looked like a white collie or a great Pyrenees, anyway...great videos !
What a great way to cook. A few ingredients, a few tools and a fire. Awesome.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wonderful, this can be made by cooking over a campfire and it looks delicious. Your uncle was an awesome person; he's a good influence on you.
Fatigman bakleser! My Grandpa was full Norwegian, and it’s been a long time since I made them. Thank you so much that I can make them again!
You're welcome!
Love this mate
Love you too
Take it easy my g
Thanks!
Wonderful video James , thanks for sharing YAH bless !
Glad you enjoyed it and God bless you too!
Thank you. That was delightful.
Glad you enjoyed it!
My Grandpa was born in 1901 and made 97 also. 😁 we have beignets in New Orleans, some call it fritters I believe. Thanks for sharing. I loved hearing old stories from that generation 👍
You're welcome!
Yes. This cookie has many variations from several European contries. My family is of Polish background. My sister & I helped mom to make these every Christmas. I love them. We called themv Chruscti but they're also called Chrusciki.
My Italian grandmom used to make something almost identical that she called choffs. She made a ton of them on Christmas Eve and gave them out to family and friends. They were so good. So crazy how different cultures have very similar recipes. Tfs. Loving your videos.
Thanks so much!
James, this is another great video, and the Hobo Christmas Treat looks delicious! But your viewers were privileged to see a beautiful family relationship MAGNIFICENTLY EXEMPLIFIED! It is obvious that you learned valuable lessons from your Great Uncle; & you cared deeply for him. I personally understand now WHY the Hobo videos are presented with such deep feeling & AUTHETICITY! You have honored your Great Uncle in a way that surpasses woods! To God be the glory, and may God bless you, your family, & all your viewers with a Christmas filled with deep meaning & Christlike love. What a Walk down Memory Lane!
Thank you so very much, my friend! I'm glad that you enjoyed the video and this little vignette into my past. May the Lord also bless you and yours at this wonderful season of the year!
Thank you for sharing this!
You're welcome!
Great video and information James. I love the authenticity of your work and Hobo series. Quite a moving story. A quick review of comments really makes the emotions wail up inside. In many ways the simple life was so much better. Hopefully, upcoming generations will awaken and realize that running ninty-to-nothing on the hamster wheel, is no way to live life and distracts us from our Lord and the wonderful world he created for us. God bless, and by all means, have a wonderful Chirstmas with your family and friends while you celebrate the Lords birthday. Thank you for sharing this.
You're welcome, and May the peace of Our Lord be with you all this Christmas!
Nice reserpy and you and your family have a VERRY happy and merry Christmas 🎄 and new year thanks
Same to you
Excellent! My grandmother used to make a variation of these for us, same shape and deep fried, sprinkled with poudered sugar.
Excellent!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
One of my favorites channel I love all your videos...
Thanks so much!
Thanks and MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES!!!
Much appreciated!
That is an awesome story. You have a love and respect for your great uncle that I have for my grandmother. She like your GUncle loved life but had few possessions. Passed when I had just become an adult. I am an old man now and still live as she taught me.
A tasty looking recipe. A blessed CHRISTmas to you and your loved ones my friend.
And to you and yours as well, brother!
Nice back story. Now we know how you got so interested in Hobo culture. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome story. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I made this with my kids tonight, we i used the stove and cooking oil bc that's what we have, but they had the most fun. We started with the bowties, then they wanted to make everything from blobs to squid and flowers and stars. There was a lot of laughter and only one minor burn (my finger got splattered dropping a shape in). The kids disappeared as fast as the "donuts" and left me to clean the kitchen🤓 but it was wonderful hearing them laugh and they were entertained for a good hour. Thank you James! God bless you!!
Wonderful! God bless you too!
I think all of have an uncle like yours. Mine cooked the best grilled hamburgers. Cinnamon and sugar would be great too. Thanks.
You're welcome!
@@WayPointSurvival Adding cinnamon would make it like a sopapilla!
Hello, thanks for all your video. We do same recipe in France we call it « bugne ». It taste Great. Thanks for all.
Excellent! Thanks so much for watching!
When I was a kid we (bible school class) toured the blue bird pie facility in Dayton. I have several blue bird pie pans in my collection if tins.
Very cool!
I really look forward to getting ur notifications. I love ur videos. Keep them coming. Merry Christmas.
Thank you! You too!
Cool video 😎👍
Thanks!
Merry Christmas
Same to you!
Wow, just amazing so simple , I must try this soon.
Thank you and a Merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you! You too!
My Grandmother taught me to make funtigman when I was a child. Along with lefse,yulekaka and other Norwegian dishes.
My cherished memories and possessions are of my mother's cooking and the dishes I inherited from her that are used to this day. Every time I use one of her recipes or dishes I remember her. It's great you remember your own personal past. God bless.
Thanks for sharing and God bless you too!
I’m glad this episode popped up on my feed. Sounds good and just in time for another Holiday season.
Hope you enjoy it!
I remember my Oma❤ baking with a "bluebird" 🐦baking tin☺️
Very cool!
Fantastic... I'm gonna try it
Excellent!
@@WayPointSurvival Brother Bender... You are such an inspiration to this community. I have learned so much from you that I use almost every day. Some of your DIY hacks I have done.....
You are such an amazing example and role model... I appreciate you...
Thank you for this video. Just in time for our annual cookie-fest!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Excellent!
You had a great uncle - I like that you used such old utensils - just like back then. Thanks for the recipe! 👌👍
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this recipe.
We will be making it when we get back from Maui
Awesome! Have a safe trip!
@@WayPointSurvival Thank you !
Grandmother made something similar loved them , grandsons will love them when we go to the cabin,
Thanks again for another great video.
You're welcome!
They look like traditional Polish crispy cookies with a sweet taste, in the shape of a complex bow. Most often eaten during Carnival and Fat Thursday or on Shrove Tuesday, i.e. on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Most often called „brushwood”
Excellent! Thanks for the info!
Same in Germany during carnival.. But we have many many different variations, from crispy to soft, depending of the region. We drink a Schnaps afterwards... Because it's hard to digest 😊 sorry for my bad English. But zze Germans try to learn it😊