準格爾旗馬(ma)柵鄉(xiang)(xiang)、五字灣鄉(xiang)(xiang)、卜爾洞溝鄉(xiang)(xiang)是海(hai)紅樹薈萃之(zhi)地。崖畔、溝谷、山坡……都生長著生機(ji)勃勃、萬木爭榮、葉綢蔭翠的(de)(de)海(hai)紅樹。近百年(nian)來,是它為這里(li)的(de)(de)荒山野嶺(ling)披上了綠裝(zhuang)。天氣剛剛變(bian)暖,滿山滿洼的(de)(de)雪白花朵,就匯(hui)成馨香陣陣的(de)(de)花濤香海(hai)。9月(yue),綠葉茂(mao)密的(de)(de)枝條累(lei)累(lei)下(xia)垂,密密層層的(de)(de)結滿了沉甸甸的(de)(de)、鮮紅的(de)(de)海(hai)紅子。進入10月(yue),果(guo)實成熟,海(hai)紅子的(de)(de)皮色由淺紅變(bian)成紫紅,光耀奪目。這時,果(guo)農(nong)便忙碌起(qi)來,一(yi)邊采摘果(guo)實,一(yi)邊裝(zhuang)車(che)外運。
海紅(hong)子,形似山楂。不同的是,它(ta)的表(biao)皮光滑、閃亮。
食(shi)(shi)用海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)頗(po)多講究(jiu)。從(cong)樹上(shang)摘下(xia)來(lai)的(de)海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi),存(cun)放一(yi)段時間后(hou),就可(ke)(ke)(ke)去(qu)掉(diao)苦澀味。這時食(shi)(shi)用,酸(suan)甜(tian)適口,汁多肉脆。寒凝大地(di)的(de)冬(dong)天,吃(chi)(chi)幾棵(ke)又(you)(you)鮮、又(you)(you)甜(tian)、又(you)(you)涼的(de)海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)果(guo)(guo)(guo),真可(ke)(ke)(ke)謂冰涼下(xia)火。春節期間,每(mei)當客人(ren)登門,凍海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)則(ze)成(cheng)為不可(ke)(ke)(ke)缺(que)少(shao)的(de)佳品(pin)。主(zhu)人(ren)很(hen)快從(cong)涼房拿來(lai)凍海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi),浸泡在冷水中,待其融(rong)化(hua)后(hou),鼓(gu)鼓(gu)實實地(di)海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)變癟(bie),放到口中咀嚼,滿(man)嘴(zui)都是甜(tian)水水,越吃(chi)(chi)越愛(ai)吃(chi)(chi),那才饞人(ren)哩。海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)易(yi)儲(chu)存(cun),耐運輸,營養豐富(fu),消食(shi)(shi)健胃,果(guo)(guo)(guo)實含維生素C2.83%,可(ke)(ke)(ke)溶(rong)性糖15.11%,可(ke)(ke)(ke)滴(di)定(ding)酸(suan)2.04%。加工后(hou)的(de)海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi),可(ke)(ke)(ke)制成(cheng)蜜餞果(guo)(guo)(guo)脯、果(guo)(guo)(guo)干、冰糖葫蘆以及(ji)果(guo)(guo)(guo)汁、果(guo)(guo)(guo)醬、果(guo)(guo)(guo)糕、果(guo)(guo)(guo)丹(dan)皮、罐頭等。近(jin)年來(lai),海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)銷(xiao)量倍(bei)增,格(ge)外(wai)受到人(ren)們的(de)喜愛(ai)。準(zhun)(zhun)格(ge)爾(er)旗民歌《海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)贊》對海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)作了(le)詳(xiang)盡的(de)描(miao)述:“海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)紅(hong)(hong)(hong),海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)圓(yuan),海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)酸(suan)又(you)(you)甜(tian)。凍海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)更叫絕,味道不一(yi)般。朋友來(lai)了(le)端上(shang)幾盤盤,涼在嘴(zui)里,甜(tian)在心坎(kan)。啊,別看(kan)我個兒小(xiao)品(pin)種土(tu),蘋果(guo)(guo)(guo)鴨梨比不了(le)。果(guo)(guo)(guo)丹(dan)皮、果(guo)(guo)(guo)瓣瓣,朋友要(yao)走(zou)帶(dai)上(shang)幾串(chuan)串(chuan),又(you)(you)好吃(chi)(chi)來(lai)又(you)(you)稀罕。”到準(zhun)(zhun)格(ge)爾(er)旅游觀光,一(yi)定(ding)要(yao)嘗嘗品(pin)色俱佳的(de)海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)。這時,您一(yi)定(ding)會把它(ta)當作稀罕水果(guo)(guo)(guo)帶(dai)回家中去(qu)。