Template:Did you know nominations/Lamprey pie

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 09:53, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Lamprey pie

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European river lamprey

... that for centuries the city of Gloucester supplied a pie made from lampreys (pictured) to the monarch at Christmas? "The main ingredient in a traditional pie that has been presented to the reigning monarch for centuries has been handed over to the city of Gloucester. The city has sent a lamprey pie to the monarch each Christmas in a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages." from: "Diamond Jubilee: Lampreys for special Gloucester pie handed over". BBC News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ALT1: ... that on special occasions the city of Gloucester supplies a pie made from lampreys (pictured) to the British monarch? "The custom of presenting the monarch with a lamprey pie at Christmas died out in the 19th Century, but Gloucester still prepares one on special occasions." from: "Diamond Jubilee: Lampreys for special Gloucester pie handed over". BBC News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jonas Rose

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 10:40, 8 November 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new enough and long enough, zero copyvio, picture is clear and free to use. I prefer ALT1 - but that's just me! Fun article - can't believe it wasn't here already. Lajmmoore (talk) 18:09, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Comment This would be a really good hook for Christmas. Thriley (talk) 21:08, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

No objection from me. I really like the photo though, so if the choice is Xmas or another day but with the image I'll take the latter - Dumelow (talk) 05:49, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

ALT1 to T:DYK/P3