Summer Squash Succotash

All that many people know of this dish is Sylvester the cat famously stuttering “sufferin’ succotash,” on the Saturday-morning cartoons. But succotash is an actual dish, and a very good one too. The name comes from a Native American term that describes boiled vegetables. There are several regional variations, but most contain corn, lima beans, or both, cooked in a buttery broth. Here I’ve added summer squash and included black-eyed peas instead of limas. I think this combination of vegetabl