Hobo Soup was “born” in the restless, creative mind of Lem Kaercher, a a small-town newspaper publisher from Ortonville, Minn.  In 1953, Lem went into the “Jungles” of Ortonville in search of a feature story on Mr. Hobo, long an American legend.  At conclusion of his visit, Lem was treated with some old-fashioned original, homemade Hobo Soup.  A Hobo himself as a young man, Lem felt the world should share in this fine cuisine.  For years, a proper Canner was sought, and finally in 1960, Lem and son, Jim, finally saw a dream come true...Hobo Soup on the Grocer’s shelf- “A Jungle Recipe, Fit For a King!”