Gouber pea. Ground nut. Ground pea. Earth-nut. Pindar nut. Ground bean. The peanut had a legion of names before the war; today, only "goober" reminds us of that tasty, unpretentious legume's long ...

The seminal Detroit cowpunk band Goober and the Peas was nervous that, after 15 years away from the music scene, no one would show up at its Saturday reunion gig at St. Andrew’s Hall. “There ...

1 . After reluctantly letting our drummer Doc drive the van (pre Mallard RV) home from St. Louis after a show, we awoke at 5 a.m. with our van being towed to Greenup, Illinois (pop. 1500) and we ...

Those trying times were set to a jaunty tune in the 1866 song “Goober Peas” that not only tips a hat to the Georgia militia’s love of peanuts, but spread the gospel of goober-eating around ...

Editor’s Tip: To see if the peanuts are tender, you’ll need to break one open and check the “goober peas” inside. The longer you cook them, the softer they’ll get, so let your preference ...

Unless you were born and raised in the South, you likely have no idea what goober peas are, and the name just makes you confused. Factor in the fact that the ...

Local peanut farmers say this season's crop of "goober peas" is looking tasty. According to Wikipedia, the folk song "Goober Peas," written in 1866, described the daily life of Southerners during ...

Notes from the music beat …What brings Goober & the Peas back together after 15 years? It depends on who you ask.According to frontman Goober and guitarist Junior, this weekend’s reunion show ...

A Brooklyn couple is betting the city will go nuts for goober peas. The treat - fresh, immature peanuts boiled in salty brine - is completely foreign here, so they started making it themselves.