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".
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.
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".
The word originates around the mid 1860s and described a small tube through which peas, beans, or other pellets were blown as a toy.
They didnt eat much; just hard biscuits. The soldiers hardly got any meat. and they didn't have much water.
Peanuts
Goober Peas
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.
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.
Bob Marley
Goober Peas
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.
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".
Boiled peanuts. They can be very tasty, but not everyone knows how to correctly cook them.
In some places they're called goober peas.
Having a very Southern side to our family, we learned a song called "Goober Peas" growing up. My Grandmother said that they were really boiled peanuts. It would seem that at times during the Civil War, that's about all CSA soldiers had to eat.