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 ...

Peanuts may seem like a simple snack, but the history of this legume in America is a complex and fascinating tale. We look ...

Confederate soldiers even sang about “goober peas” – boiled peanuts – in a popular wartime ditty. Beyond the rural South, however, boiled peanuts became a favorite preparation in many ...

I’ll save goober peas for another column. Barbara Quinn-Intermill is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator affiliated with Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.

And according to the Peanut Institute, 98-100% of lectins are destroyed by boiling or roasting. I’ll save goober peas for another column. Barbara Intermill is a registered dietitian nutritionist ...