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I considered Hamfast, but Sam's father was one of four children, not six.
After your latest clue I also considered Sam Gamgee's sons, but there were seven of them, not six.
I wonder if it's something to do with the Gamgee side of Sam's Longfather tree:
Hamfast of Gamwich - Wiseman Gamwich - Hob Gammidge - Hobson Gamgee - Hamfast Gamgee - Samwise Gamgee
Samwise was the last of the Gamgees in one sense, because he later changed the family name to Gardner. And one of his sons was called Hamfast, so the eldest of the tree was then (in a sense) born again.
The sixth, Samwise, brings the family together because he unites them with the Cottons again? (As does his sister, Marigold).
But the "sweet and salty" bits don't fit.
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Last edited by Pervinca Took; 03-23-2013 at 04:53 AM.
Reason: I had said it was Sam's eldest son who changed the family name to Gardner, but in fact it was Sam himself.
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