Milligans Recipe Collection
Perry's Hobo Beans

1 lb Pinto Beans
1 lrg onion chopped coarsely
3-4 cloves of garlic – minced or crushed
½ tsp ground black pepper
15-20 drops of Tobasco sauce
4-6 oz tomato juice
1-2 green peppers – cut bite size
½ lb salt pork or small Boston Butt or pork shoulder

Wash beans well and drain. Cover well with water and soak for 3-6 hours or overnight. Par-boil approximately 3 hours with plenty of water. Add all other ingredients (meat included) and simmer for 5-6 hours. Remove meat with any bones and fat and return meat to pot & serve.

The story I was told about this recipe is: My grandfather Perry Johnston who married my grandmother, Charlotte (Yayee) Milligan was a chef in San Francisco in his younger years. He would make big pots of these beans to feed the hobo's in the parks of San Francisco. Perry was a very kind, loving and generous man and this story goes right along with what I remember about him - a very gentle, loving and kind person.

Recipe Contributed by Maureen Milligan/Kaye