Succotash

Ingredients

• green corn
• beans
• Put them into a pot of boiling salt water
• about one-half pint of milk
• a piece of butter or dripping about the size of an egg
• one or more tablespoonfuls of blended flour

Method

1. 1

   Cut corn from the cob and shell the beans.

2. 2

   Boil in salted water until tender.

3. 3

   Drain, then add milk, butter, and blended flour.

4. 4

   Stir until it boils.

5. 5

   Season with pepper and salt if necessary.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Manual for army cooks (1896) by United States. War Dept. Subsistence Dept., page 59. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SUCCOTASH. Succotash is made with green corn and beans, the proportion being two-thirds corn to one-third beans. String beans may be used. Cut the corn from the cob and shell the beans. If string beans are used, string and cut them into half-inch pieces. Put them into a pot of boiling salt water — enough to cover them. Cover and stew gently until tender. 136 MANUAL FOR ARMY- COOKS. stirring freqnently. When cooked, drain. To two quarts of succotash add about one-half pint of milk, then stir in a piece of butter or dri]3ping about the size of an egg, and one or more tablespoonfuls of blended flour

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.