準格爾旗馬(ma)柵鄉(xiang)、五(wu)字灣鄉(xiang)、卜(bu)爾洞(dong)溝鄉(xiang)是(shi)海(hai)紅(hong)樹薈萃之地。崖畔、溝谷、山坡……都生(sheng)長著生(sheng)機(ji)勃(bo)勃(bo)、萬木爭(zheng)榮、葉綢(chou)蔭翠的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)海(hai)紅(hong)樹。近百年來,是(shi)它為這里(li)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)荒山野嶺披上了(le)綠裝(zhuang)。天氣剛(gang)剛(gang)變暖,滿山滿洼的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)雪白花(hua)朵,就匯成馨香陣陣的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)花(hua)濤香海(hai)。9月,綠葉茂(mao)密(mi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)枝(zhi)條累(lei)累(lei)下垂(chui),密(mi)密(mi)層層的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)結滿了(le)沉甸(dian)甸(dian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)、鮮紅(hong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)海(hai)紅(hong)子(zi)。進入10月,果(guo)實成熟(shu),海(hai)紅(hong)子(zi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)皮色(se)由淺紅(hong)變成紫紅(hong),光耀(yao)奪(duo)目。這時,果(guo)農便忙(mang)碌(liu)起來,一(yi)邊采摘果(guo)實,一(yi)邊裝(zhuang)車外運。
海紅子,形似山楂。不同的是,它(ta)的表皮光滑、閃亮(liang)。
食用(yong)海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)頗多(duo)講究。從樹(shu)上摘下來(lai)的(de)(de)(de)海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi),存放一(yi)(yi)(yi)段(duan)時間(jian)后(hou),就(jiu)可去(qu)掉苦澀(se)味。這時食用(yong),酸甜(tian)適口,汁多(duo)肉脆。寒凝大地的(de)(de)(de)冬天(tian),吃(chi)幾棵又(you)鮮、又(you)甜(tian)、又(you)涼(liang)(liang)的(de)(de)(de)海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)果(guo)(guo),真(zhen)可謂冰涼(liang)(liang)下火。春節(jie)期(qi)間(jian),每當(dang)客人(ren)登(deng)門,凍海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)則成為不可缺(que)少(shao)的(de)(de)(de)佳品。主(zhu)人(ren)很快從涼(liang)(liang)房拿來(lai)凍海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi),浸泡在冷水(shui)中(zhong),待(dai)其融化后(hou),鼓鼓實(shi)實(shi)地海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)變癟,放到口中(zhong)咀嚼,滿嘴都是甜(tian)水(shui)水(shui),越吃(chi)越愛吃(chi),那才饞人(ren)哩。海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)易儲存,耐運輸,營(ying)養豐富,消(xiao)食健胃,果(guo)(guo)實(shi)含(han)維(wei)生素(su)C2.83%,可溶性糖(tang)15.11%,可滴(di)定酸2.04%。加工(gong)后(hou)的(de)(de)(de)海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi),可制成蜜餞(jian)果(guo)(guo)脯(fu)、果(guo)(guo)干、冰糖(tang)葫蘆以及果(guo)(guo)汁、果(guo)(guo)醬、果(guo)(guo)糕、果(guo)(guo)丹(dan)皮(pi)、罐頭等。近年來(lai),海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)銷(xiao)量倍(bei)增,格外受到人(ren)們的(de)(de)(de)喜愛。準格爾旗民(min)歌《海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)贊》對海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)作了詳盡的(de)(de)(de)描(miao)述:“海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong),海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)圓,海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)酸又(you)甜(tian)。凍海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)更叫絕,味道不一(yi)(yi)(yi)般。朋友來(lai)了端上幾盤(pan)盤(pan),涼(liang)(liang)在嘴里,甜(tian)在心(xin)坎。啊,別看(kan)我個兒小(xiao)品種土,蘋(pin)果(guo)(guo)鴨梨比不了。果(guo)(guo)丹(dan)皮(pi)、果(guo)(guo)瓣瓣,朋友要走(zou)帶上幾串串,又(you)好吃(chi)來(lai)又(you)稀罕(han)。”到準格爾旅(lv)游觀光,一(yi)(yi)(yi)定要嘗嘗品色俱佳的(de)(de)(de)海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)。這時,您一(yi)(yi)(yi)定會(hui)把它當(dang)作稀罕(han)水(shui)果(guo)(guo)帶回家中(zhong)去(qu)。