(Search turned up zero results. I usually get a string of stuff that doesn't answer my question.)(Do I get a prize for 1st?)We got us a hobo pie maker, primarily for the Gkids, DW & I aren't much into sweets/desserts. What's the "best" filling? In in-house testing we tried the recommended canned apple & cherry pie fillings - unsatisfactory.What do you "pro" hobos use for fillings?

I had never heard of Hobo Pies, so asked Google what they were. Here is a quote from the Urban Dictionary:"The real hobo pie is a special kind of sandwich. Normally made in the firepit. A cooker with long handles attaches to iron plates (shaped like a small frisbee) on each side, it is attached together at the fire end of the utensil so you can securely close it before putting it in the fire. You place buttered bread in each 1/2 (to cut down on sticking), and between the bread any assortment of food (turkey and cheese, or ragu sauce with cheese and meat). Then close the handles to secure it, and roast it over your campfire. After a few minutes you open it up and pop out your authentic Hobo pie. "Anything? How about baloney and cheese? PB&J? pizza sauce and pepperoni?

We always called them Pudgie Pies and used pizza makings but you can make heated sandwiches too.

hobo meal, Is putting a chicken in foil and tossing in potatoes and carrot wrapped. cooked over a fire pit.Real hobos would want a Cold Brew... before and after

dcmac214 wrote:(Search turned up zero results. I usually get a string of stuff that doesn't answer my question.)(Do I get a prize for 1st?)We got us a hobo pie maker, primarily for the Gkids, DW & I aren't much into sweets/desserts. What's the "best" filling? In in-house testing we tried the recommended canned apple & cherry pie fillings - unsatisfactory.What do you "pro" hobos use for fillings?I think what you call them is just a function of where in the country you live.I searched on Pie Iron and came up with lots of hits within this forum of recipes that people have listed.Girl Scouts often call them Tonka Toasters.Some folks call them pudgie pies (although I never heard that other than on this forum) Rome, which is the most popular commercial brand sold, calls them pie irons.I've never actually heard anyone call them a hobo pie until this thread.You can make much more than sweets or desserts in a pie iron.Here on the forum, people have listed recipes for Pizza, breakfasts of all sorts (eggs, bacon, sausage, onions, etc).

Don't need a recipe, put anything you like in a pie. Half the fun is trying out new things. One of our favorite dessert sandwiches is with strawberry jam, sliced bananas and marshmallows. Yum. (the marshmallows hold it together). You can do the same with Nutella instead of jam.

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filthy_beast
Explorer
Mar 22, 2015
We always called them Pudgie Pies and used pizza makings but you can make heated sandwiches too.
Tiger4x4RV
Nomad
Mar 22, 2015
I had never heard of Hobo Pies, so asked Google what they were. Here is a quote from the Urban Dictionary:

"The real hobo pie is a special kind of sandwich. Normally made in the firepit. A cooker with long handles attaches to iron plates (shaped like a small frisbee) on each side, it is attached together at the fire end of the utensil so you can securely close it before putting it in the fire. You place buttered bread in each 1/2 (to cut down on sticking), and between the bread any assortment of food (turkey and cheese, or ragu sauce with cheese and meat). Then close the handles to secure it, and roast it over your campfire. After a few minutes you open it up and pop out your authentic Hobo pie. "

Anything? How about baloney and cheese? PB&J? pizza sauce and pepperoni?

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