Peanuts
Goober Peas
Peanuts were boiled, parched, and roasted.
Tennessee Ernie Ford released the song "Goober Peas" in 2011, but the song itself (a traditional folk song) dates back to the American Civil War.
Goober Peas was created in 1866.
Peanuts have been colloquially known as "goober peas" due to their resemblance to peas and because "goober" is a term that refers to a peanut in certain Southern dialects. The term likely originated from African slaves and later became popular during the Civil War era.
Goober is another word for peanut. Goobers are chocolate-covered peanuts. They are often eaten at movie theaters for movie snacks. Goober peas is a term from an old Civil War song. See the related questions and link below.
Bob Marley
Goober Peas
In the southern states goober peas (peanuts) were commonly used as pig fodder. they mature under ground and pigs were simply turned out to root them up. As opposing armies passed through an area using a scorched earth policy in an effort to leave nothing useful to the enemy. Goober peas, being under ground, were commonly the only food left available in any sufficient amount to eat and doubtlessly saved many from starvation. In southern slang calling someone a "goober" is the same as calling them a "peanut brain".
They ate corn, bacon, collected berries, hard tack, and once in a while they ate beef stew and plain Irish stew, corn meal, water, coffee, hoe cake, baked beans, goober peas (boiled peanuts), sometimes dried beef, occasionally salted pork, and biscuits.
In some places they're called goober peas.
Boiled peanuts. They can be very tasty, but not everyone knows how to correctly cook them.