Shortly before noon on Jan. 23, Bucher sat down to a lunch of meatloaf, succotash, mashed potatoes and gravy when Law, the ship's quartermaster, called down to the wardroom.
Such words as hominy, moccasin, pone, tapioca and succotash remain everyday Americanisms.
Stemming from the Native American dish m'i sicquotach, plain old down-home succotash keeps the siblings as close as they can be.
They can be mixed with corn kernels to make succotash or cooked in boiling water for 8 minutes with the lid off to retain their bright colour.
The sweet quality of this meat is best for salads, succotash, chowders or steamed preparations to accompany summer fare.
There is no trace of succotash or other such favored comforts of the Grange.
