Mulligan Stew by Gilbert Sorrentino

Mulligan stew, in the parlance of cooking, is an improvised soup whose origins can be traced back to hobos and transients at the start of the 20th century. The hungry hobo invariably finds a small amount of meat and potatoes in the broth, but the rest of the stew draws on whatever ingredients can be begged, borrowed or stolen. Gilbert Sorrentino’s novel…