Mulligan Stew

Mulligan Stew is a hodgepodge combination of available foods, including some meat, potatoes, carrots, onions, and other vegetables; another name for it is Whatchagot Stew. The first located print reference to the Mulligan Stew appeared in a 1904 newspaper published in Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada. The word was adopted in the United States and usually referred to a stew cooked and eaten by hobos or other itinerant people. As there are no set ingredients or cooking procedures, Mulligan Stew recipes are diverse—it’s a given that each version depends upon what the cook can round up that day.