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'''Succotash''' (from the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] [[Narragansett (tribe)|Narraganset]] language, ''msikwatash'') is a food dish consisting primarily of [[lima bean]]s and [[maize|corn]] (maize), possibly including pieces of cured meat or fish. 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 places in the American south any mixture of [[vegetable]]s 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. |
'''Succotash''' (from the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] [[Narragansett (tribe)|Narraganset]] language, ''msikwatash'') is a food dish consisting primarily of [[lima bean]]s and [[maize|corn]] (maize), possibly including pieces of cured meat or fish. 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 places in the American south any mixture of [[vegetable]]s 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. |
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There is also strong evidence to suggest that the Narragansett origins of the word are intertwined with the Hebrew word [[Sukkot]] in its variable spelling of Succoth, with Sukkot being a late Autumn festival that is primarily associated with the concept of religious pilgrimage and is reflected in the dish of succotash being served as a staple of the traditional Thanksgiving feast. |
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From this evidence one may also deduce that the term may have been a combination of Sukkot and Hash. |
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Succotash (from the Native American Narraganset language, msikwatash) is a food dish consisting primarily of lima beans and corn (maize), possibly including pieces of cured meat or fish. 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 places in 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.
Trivia
"Thufferin' Thuccotash" is the catchphrase of Sylvester The Cat from Looney Tunes.