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Succotash (from Narragansett msíckquatash, "boiled corn
kernels") is a food dish consisting primarily of corn and lima beans or other
shell beans. Other ingredients may be added including tomatoes and green
or sweet red peppers. |
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Left: A succotash,
prepared with kidney beans. |
Because of the relatively inexpensive and more readily
available ingredients, the dish was popular during the Great Depression in the
United States. It was sometimes cooked in a casserole form, often with a light
pie crust on top as in a traditional pot pie.
In some parts of the American
South, any mixture of vegetables prepared with lima beans and topped with lard
or butter is called succotash. Succotash is a traditional dish of many
Thanksgiving celebrations in Pennsylvania and other states. In Indiana,
Succotash is made with green beans and corn instead of lima beans.
