Succotash
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Succotash (from Narragansett msíckquatash, "boiled corn kernels"[1]) is a food dish consisting primarily of corn and lima beans or other shell beans.[1] Other ingredients may be added, including tomatoes,[2] green and sweet red peppers,[3] and possibly including pieces of cured meat or fish.[citation needed] This method of preparing vegetables became very 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.
Other uses of the word succotash include its use as the catch phrase of the Warner Bros. cartoon cat Sylvester (e.g., "Sufferin' succotash!"). It is also referenced in Deee-Lite's song "Groove is in the Heart".
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- ^ a b "succotash". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2008. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/succotash. Retrieved on 2008-12-7.
- ^ "succotash". The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language (4 ed.). Houghton Mifflin Company. 2004. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/succotash. Retrieved on 2009-02-21.
- ^ "succotash". Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc.. 2009-02-21. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/succotash. Retrieved on 2009-02-21.
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