For those of you who have attended the 'Tastes of New Orleans' classes, the meaning of 'Succotash' as per Barron's 'Food Lovers Companion' is as follows:
SUCCOTASH
[SUHK-uh-tash] This southern United States favorite is a cooked dish of lima beans, corn kernels and sometimes chopped red and green sweet peppers. The name is taken from the Naragansett Indian word msickquatash, "boiled whole kernels of corn."
SUCCOTASH
[SUHK-uh-tash] This southern United States favorite is a cooked dish of lima beans, corn kernels and sometimes chopped red and green sweet peppers. The name is taken from the Naragansett Indian word msickquatash, "boiled whole kernels of corn."