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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 11:17, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

Honckenya

 * ... that both the leaves and seeds of sea sandwort are used as food?


 * Reviewed: Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration

5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 06:38, 26 June 2016 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Article is newly expanded and meets the size requirements. Hook is fine, and the rest of the article is properly cited. Good to go. Miyagawa (talk) 15:48, 26 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Wouldn't it be more hooky to describe the taste, and also mention the part about sauerkraut? Yoninah (talk) 14:19, 4 July 2016 (UTC)


 * With regards to the taste, the source mentions both "sour" and "delicious" so I thought that a bit inconclusive. My guess is you might preserve it like sauerkraut if you were trying to survive on a barren rock, and gathering the seeds to grind and add to flour seems a rather desperate undertaking. We saw this plant growing on the beach in Anglesey recently, and we ate the sea beet growing nearby which really was delicious! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:55, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Why? Many people (and kids – think Sour Sticks) think sour is delicious. Here's an idea:
 * ALT1: ... that the shoots and leaves of sea sandwort (pictured) are rich in Vitamin A and Vitamin C, and can be fermented to prepare a sauerkraut-like preserve? Yoninah (talk) 21:43, 5 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I am happy with ALT1. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:35, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg I'm glad. New reviewer needed to sign off on ALT1. ? Yoninah (talk) 11:11, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Happy to sign off once more. Miyagawa (talk) 16:44, 6 July 2016 (UTC)