Succotash Worth Serving at a Colonial Table: A Taste of Simplicity and History – Classic Fork

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels
• 1½ cups cooked lima beans (or butter beans)
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped (optional but historically accurate)
• 1 tablespoon butter or lard (depending on how old-school you want it)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• ½ cup heavy cream or milk (some colonial versions added this later)
• Fresh herbs like parsley or thyme (if you’ve got them growing)