準格爾(er)旗馬柵鄉(xiang)、五字灣鄉(xiang)、卜爾(er)洞溝(gou)鄉(xiang)是海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)樹薈萃之(zhi)地。崖畔、溝(gou)谷、山(shan)坡……都生長著生機勃(bo)勃(bo)、萬木爭(zheng)榮、葉綢蔭翠的(de)(de)海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)樹。近(jin)百年(nian)來,是它為這(zhe)里的(de)(de)荒山(shan)野嶺披上了綠(lv)裝。天氣剛剛變暖,滿(man)(man)山(shan)滿(man)(man)洼的(de)(de)雪白花(hua)朵,就匯成馨香陣(zhen)陣(zhen)的(de)(de)花(hua)濤(tao)香海(hai)(hai)。9月,綠(lv)葉茂密(mi)的(de)(de)枝條累累下(xia)垂,密(mi)密(mi)層層的(de)(de)結滿(man)(man)了沉(chen)甸甸的(de)(de)、鮮紅(hong)(hong)的(de)(de)海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)。進入10月,果(guo)實(shi)成熟(shu),海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)的(de)(de)皮(pi)色由淺紅(hong)(hong)變成紫紅(hong)(hong),光耀奪(duo)目。這(zhe)時,果(guo)農便忙碌起來,一邊(bian)采摘果(guo)實(shi),一邊(bian)裝車外運。
海紅子,形似山(shan)楂。不同的是(shi),它的表皮光滑(hua)、閃(shan)亮。
食(shi)(shi)用海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)頗多(duo)講究。從樹上摘下來(lai)的(de)海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi),存(cun)放一(yi)(yi)段(duan)時(shi)間后(hou),就可去掉苦澀味。這(zhe)時(shi)食(shi)(shi)用,酸甜(tian)(tian)適口,汁多(duo)肉脆。寒凝(ning)大(da)地的(de)冬天,吃(chi)幾棵又(you)鮮、又(you)甜(tian)(tian)、又(you)涼的(de)海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)果(guo),真可謂冰涼下火。春節期間,每當客人(ren)登門,凍海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)則(ze)成為不(bu)可缺(que)少的(de)佳品(pin)(pin)。主人(ren)很快從涼房拿來(lai)凍海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi),浸(jin)泡(pao)在冷水(shui)中,待其融化后(hou),鼓(gu)鼓(gu)實實地海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)變癟,放到口中咀嚼,滿嘴(zui)都是甜(tian)(tian)水(shui)水(shui),越吃(chi)越愛吃(chi),那才(cai)饞人(ren)哩。海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)易儲存(cun),耐運輸,營養(yang)豐富,消(xiao)食(shi)(shi)健(jian)胃,果(guo)實含維生素C2.83%,可溶性糖(tang)15.11%,可滴(di)定酸2.04%。加工后(hou)的(de)海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi),可制成蜜餞果(guo)脯、果(guo)干、冰糖(tang)葫(hu)蘆以及果(guo)汁、果(guo)醬、果(guo)糕、果(guo)丹皮、罐頭等(deng)。近年(nian)來(lai),海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)銷量倍增,格外(wai)受到人(ren)們的(de)喜(xi)愛。準(zhun)格爾旗民歌《海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)贊》對海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)作了(le)(le)詳盡的(de)描述:“海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong),海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)圓(yuan),海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)酸又(you)甜(tian)(tian)。凍海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)更叫絕,味道不(bu)一(yi)(yi)般。朋(peng)友(you)來(lai)了(le)(le)端上幾盤盤,涼在嘴(zui)里(li),甜(tian)(tian)在心坎。啊(a),別看我個兒(er)小(xiao)品(pin)(pin)種(zhong)土,蘋(pin)果(guo)鴨梨比不(bu)了(le)(le)。果(guo)丹皮、果(guo)瓣(ban)瓣(ban),朋(peng)友(you)要走帶(dai)上幾串(chuan)串(chuan),又(you)好吃(chi)來(lai)又(you)稀(xi)罕(han)。”到準(zhun)格爾旅游觀(guan)光(guang),一(yi)(yi)定要嘗嘗品(pin)(pin)色(se)俱佳的(de)海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)。這(zhe)時(shi),您一(yi)(yi)定會把它(ta)當作稀(xi)罕(han)水(shui)果(guo)帶(dai)回家(jia)中去。