Suffering succotash!

Well I grew up in "yankee" territory but was exposed to a lot of southern type foods as my great-grandmother's ancestors were originally from down south...so we always had succotash (love it) grits, corn pone, cornbread, hush puppies, catfish,sweet potatoes (we never called them yams. In fact for Thanksgiving dinner I'll probably be making my sweet potato pie which I prefer over pumpkin...yum

Hi ElicBxn, now that is really making me feel hungary, I love soup with butter beans and corn and little grated carrots, think I go and make some. Tamara

I didn't even know succotash was a real thing, it is cool to know though but it doesn't sound like anything that I would ever eat.

I have heard of it but never knew what it consisted of either. Thanks for sharing it with us. My husband loves grits but we have never cooked it here for him to eat.

I grew up eating succatash and living in NY State (the North). Probably because you have an allergy, you didn't have it. We had lima beans and corn every so often. There are frozen packages of it on the shelves up here in NY State. I don't know why it would be a Southern Food any more than Lima beans are actually from a hot place, but so are sweet potatoes and we get them and eat them up here. Grits, I agree, first time I had them was at college. That was also the last time I had them. They must be an acquired taste because they seemed horrible to me. Thankfully, the college had three choices every day. So every time they were served, I asked, "What else have you got?" Ate yogurt which was new to me at college, too, but had no problem acquiring a taste for that, love at first taste, or eggs or pancakes, but never grits again. My husband is like me. Grew up in the North, tried grits once and that was it. But he won't eat yogurt either.

Wow - I grew up on the stuff here in South Jersey. It's even offered in diners. It was the only way my mother could get me to eat limas for years. Sometimes she'd make her own with limas from the garden. I like the baby limas best. But, that does make it difficult for you if you're allergic to all corn products. I used to mix the leftover corn and green beans from one night's dinner to serve the next night, so I guess that was similar. I always thought that "succotash" was an Indian word, mainly from one of the Iroquoian or northeastern tribes, but I haven't really done a study on it. Just looked - according to Dictionary.com it is an Algonquian word, specifically Naragansett, for a mixture of maize and beans. Maybe it's just fallen out of favor up this way.

We did not eat it, but hubby the northern and New Englander did. Mom did not eat much of anything that came with beans. I did look up succotash a long time ago. I guess you were lucky since you are allergic to corn.

Corn allergy... How could you survive down here?

"Guess growing up "yankee" in the south was a good thing for me, with my severe corn allergy!" I guess so!

I have never head of anyone allergic to corn before. I guess anyone can become allergic to anything at any time. I hope you know when corn is hidden in foods. I did not know what succotash was made of also. I grew up in California and I can tell you it is not a normal dish we eat.

I have heard of succotash but have never even known what it was so I thank you for telling us. As for a southern thing, it may be that but not in south Texas or at least not where I live. hahaha It does sound like something I might give a try since I am not a picky eater. I have heard of grits and as far as I can remember I have never tried it and not sure if I would want to. Sorry you have a severe corn allergy. I would hate to have one to corn especially when it come to cornbread.

Sounds good to me but then I have a sensitivity to wheat and no problem with corn or any kinds of beans.

Wellll...as you KNOW, I grew UP inna "Souf," (& Texas, where I was born) but I've NEVER enjoyed succotash! (Hmmm, sidebar: y'know, that sounds as if it might be derived from some Amerindian word) Anyhoo, I never liked it because, to me, the flavors taste uncomplementary. I mean, SEPARATELY, they all taste good--with the lone exception of lima beans, which I find dry & gray-tasting unless paired with beef, onions & mashed potatoes. But that's just ME..../oD So count THIS Suth-nuh as a Yankee when it comes to THAT dish, at least. Maggiepie, a Texan, who really DOES love chili for breakfast....

Southern cuisine was standard fare growing up but the closest we got to succotash was beans over cornbread. I guess grandpa didn't want the cornmeal diluting the beans. Grit's are still a staple in my house and I haven't had any lately so I guess I know what's for breakfast tomorrow, unless I sneak it in with dinner tonight.