You could also try substituting innocent words. Everyone will be laughing for real when you yell "Suffering Succotash! " next time something goes wrong at work.

If you want to eat like a Pilgrim yourself, try some of the Plimoth Plantation's recipes, including stewed pompion (pumpkin) or traditional Wampanoag succotash.

For example, the very term "Indian corn" that the Englishmen used indicated a debt to the natives, as do the Indian-derived names for corn dishes such as com "pone", "hominy", and "succotash".