I believe that Gulf Shores AL....home of Kenny Stabler (he played HS football at Foley) is also the "redneck riviera"....at least it is when I'm there every summer. Panama City and the Emerald Coast is much more "gentrified"
It's the town of Vidalia GA....the county is Toombs.
Hard peanuts are roasted. One boils peanuts to soften them in brine.
You sure there wasn't a Yankee in on this test?
Maybe someone can conform this but I think "Hard Peanuts" may be a localized term for "boiled peanuts".
I've always heard them called them "boiled peanuts".