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What does goober mean in the Civil War?
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".
What did they eat during the Civil War?
The Union soldiers mostly ate hardtack, meat (salted pork, bacon, or beef soaked with potassium nitrate), flour, and cornmeal while the Confederate soldiers mostly ate cornmeal, meat, and dried peas.
What was the daily diet of a German soldier during World War 1?
Im not too sure, but part of their diet, the part that gave them their Iron, was pea soup. They made the pea soup from a dried, powdered form of peas, that was mixed with fat(like bacon fat or beef fat) and stored in a sausage wrapper-like container. It is called "Erbwurst".
Where did the term pea shooter come from?
The word originates around the mid 1860s and described a small tube through which peas, beans, or other pellets were blown as a toy.
What did WW1 soldiers eat?
They didnt eat much; just hard biscuits. The soldiers hardly got any meat. and they didn't have much water.
