準格爾旗馬柵鄉(xiang)、五字(zi)灣鄉(xiang)、卜爾洞溝鄉(xiang)是(shi)海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)樹薈萃之地。崖(ya)畔、溝谷、山(shan)坡(po)……都(dou)生(sheng)長著生(sheng)機勃勃、萬(wan)木(mu)爭(zheng)榮、葉綢蔭翠的(de)(de)(de)海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)樹。近百年來,是(shi)它為這里的(de)(de)(de)荒山(shan)野嶺披上了綠(lv)裝。天氣剛剛變暖(nuan),滿山(shan)滿洼的(de)(de)(de)雪(xue)白(bai)花(hua)朵(duo),就匯成馨香陣(zhen)陣(zhen)的(de)(de)(de)花(hua)濤香海(hai)(hai)。9月,綠(lv)葉茂密(mi)的(de)(de)(de)枝條累累下垂,密(mi)密(mi)層層的(de)(de)(de)結滿了沉(chen)甸甸的(de)(de)(de)、鮮紅(hong)(hong)的(de)(de)(de)海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)。進(jin)入10月,果(guo)實成熟(shu),海(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)的(de)(de)(de)皮色由淺紅(hong)(hong)變成紫紅(hong)(hong),光耀奪目。這時,果(guo)農便忙(mang)碌起來,一邊采摘果(guo)實,一邊裝車外運(yun)。
海紅子(zi),形(xing)似山楂。不同的(de)是,它的(de)表皮光滑、閃亮。
食用海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)頗(po)多講究。從樹上摘下(xia)來的(de)海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi),存(cun)放(fang)一(yi)(yi)段時(shi)間后,就(jiu)可去掉苦澀味(wei)(wei)。這時(shi)食用,酸(suan)(suan)甜(tian)(tian)適(shi)口(kou),汁(zhi)多肉(rou)脆。寒凝大(da)地(di)的(de)冬(dong)天,吃(chi)(chi)(chi)幾(ji)棵又(you)鮮、又(you)甜(tian)(tian)、又(you)涼的(de)海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)果(guo),真可謂冰(bing)涼下(xia)火。春節期間,每當(dang)客人(ren)登門(men),凍海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)則(ze)成為(wei)不(bu)可缺少(shao)的(de)佳(jia)品(pin)。主人(ren)很快(kuai)從涼房拿來凍海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi),浸泡在冷水(shui)中,待其融(rong)化后,鼓(gu)鼓(gu)實實地(di)海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)變癟(bie),放(fang)到口(kou)中咀嚼,滿(man)嘴都是甜(tian)(tian)水(shui)水(shui),越吃(chi)(chi)(chi)越愛吃(chi)(chi)(chi),那才饞人(ren)哩。海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)易儲存(cun),耐運輸(shu),營養豐富,消食健胃(wei),果(guo)實含維生素C2.83%,可溶性(xing)糖15.11%,可滴定(ding)酸(suan)(suan)2.04%。加工后的(de)海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi),可制成蜜餞(jian)果(guo)脯(fu)、果(guo)干、冰(bing)糖葫蘆以及果(guo)汁(zhi)、果(guo)醬、果(guo)糕、果(guo)丹皮(pi)、罐頭等。近年(nian)來,海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)銷(xiao)量倍(bei)增,格(ge)外受(shou)到人(ren)們的(de)喜愛。準格(ge)爾旗民歌《海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)贊》對海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)作了詳盡的(de)描述:“海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)紅(hong)(hong),海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)圓(yuan),海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)酸(suan)(suan)又(you)甜(tian)(tian)。凍海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)更叫(jiao)絕,味(wei)(wei)道不(bu)一(yi)(yi)般(ban)。朋友(you)來了端上幾(ji)盤盤,涼在嘴里(li),甜(tian)(tian)在心坎。啊,別看(kan)我個兒小品(pin)種土,蘋(pin)果(guo)鴨梨(li)比不(bu)了。果(guo)丹皮(pi)、果(guo)瓣(ban)瓣(ban),朋友(you)要(yao)走帶上幾(ji)串(chuan)串(chuan),又(you)好吃(chi)(chi)(chi)來又(you)稀罕(han)。”到準格(ge)爾旅游觀光,一(yi)(yi)定(ding)要(yao)嘗嘗品(pin)色俱佳(jia)的(de)海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)。這時(shi),您一(yi)(yi)定(ding)會把它當(dang)作稀罕(han)水(shui)果(guo)帶回家中去。