As a child, I had an album of American folk songs that included a Civil War-era classic called “Goober Peas.” I didn’t know what the title meant, but I knew it was about eating something ...

Today, everyone calls it a peanut. Southerners might also say 'goober.' But before the Civil War, there were a dozen names for that humble legume, and it wasn't at all clear which one would win out.

Peanut butter is my happy place. Pretty much every carb-based foodstuff and non-citrus fruit can be improved by a squirt of goober peas nut butter. Everyone knows it’s a loose sweet and creamy ...

What men sing as they march forth to war is a continual vexation to serious musicians. In the Civil War, Stonewall Jackson’s “foot cavalry” were fond of a song praising goober peas ...

Growing peanuts at home is fun, hugely satisfying and often easier than you may think. Known by many other names such as ...

Before 1930, the lowly goober pea, now known as the peanut, was used for little more than food for pigs. Today, it’s an extremely valuable crop with hundreds of uses.