Winter in the countryside always feels quiet and peaceful, especially on cold winter days, when the bushes along the road are full of sugar-jar wild fruits. Golden cherry blossoms, a name loved by rural elders, are as sweet as a sugar jar, and the golden fruit exudes an enticing aroma that makes people salivate. In addition to being loved by the elderly, golden cherry seeds are also known as elm seeds, prickly pear, mountain pomegranates, sugar pots, yellow thorn fruits, golden pot bottles, and many more. This plant is native to China and has distinctive characteristics that are instantly recognizable. The whole plant is covered with sharp spikes, especially the fruits. When I was accidentally picking, I didn't wear gloves and was stabbed by a spike.
The fruit of the golden cherry tree turns from green to golden yellow when ripe, and it can be eaten directly after removing the hard seeds and fluff. It tastes sweet as honey and is very tasty, but there is also some dregs. Golden cherry blossoms bloom between April and June, and the flowers are white with a light fragrance, making them very beautiful. And its fruit ripens for a long time, and even in December, it still hangs on the branches and does not fall on its own. It is precisely because of this characteristic that the golden cherry tree is also widely distributed in sunny slopes and shrublands in the south.
In addition to the common way of eating it in rural areas, golden cherry seeds have many other uses. First of all, it can be used to make porridge and soup, and the nutritional value is very high. After removing the hard seeds and fluff, the golden cherry seeds can be eaten directly or as an ingredient in porridge. In addition, golden cherry seeds can also be used to make soups, such as golden cherry seeds lotus seeds for lean meat, golden cherry seeds and astragalus beef soup, golden cherry seeds for pork tail soup, golden cherry seeds pork ribs soup, etc. Modern studies have found that golden cherry seeds are rich in more than 20 kinds of amino acids, especially vitamin C and reducing sugars, which are higher than those of dates, kiwifruit and citrus. Therefore, people with conditions can eat more golden cherry seeds to get a variety of nutrients.
Secondly, the golden cherry seed also has medicinal value, which can be used for the effect of spleen diarrhea and small convenience, astringency and essence, as early as 1400 years ago in the "Shu Materia Medica" has been recorded. The golden cherry fruit picked in autumn and winter can be used as medicine after drying, which has a good medicinal and edible homology effect.
Finally, golden cherry blossoms are also popular among middle-aged men and are often used to make sake. The production of golden cherry blossom wine is very simple, just remove the spikes from the fresh golden cherry blossoms that have been picked back. If you dry the cherry blossoms completely before brewing, the nutrients of the cherry blossoms can be better integrated into the wine. Therefore, every autumn when the golden cherry blossoms are ripe, people come to buy them for soaking in wine.
Through the above introduction, we can see that as a common rural wild fruit, golden cherry blossom not only has a sweet taste, but also rich in nutrients and has a variety of uses. It can be eaten directly as an ingredient, for porridge and soup, and can also be used for diseases and brewing wine. However, when picking and eating golden cherry seeds, it is important to take care of the damage caused by the spikes and choose appropriate tools and methods to handle them. Although the golden cherry seed, as a rural wild fruit, is not unfamiliar to farmers, its nutritional value and multiple uses are still not well understood by many people. I hope that through the sharing of this article, more people can understand the golden cherry blossoms, and know and make good use of this rural "sugar jar".
Summary: It can be seen from the old people's name of golden cherry tree that this wild fruit has a wide range of existence and application in rural areas. The fruit is golden and thorny, and can be eaten as is, and can be used to make porridge and soup. At the same time, golden cherry seeds also have medicinal properties and can be used for certain diseases. In addition, golden cherry seeds can also be used to make wine, which is popular with middle-aged men. However, when picking and eating golden cherry seeds, be careful to guard against the risk of spike punctures. As a common rural wild fruit, although it has a sweet taste, it also has high nutritional value and multiple uses. I hope that through the introduction of this article, more people can learn about golden cherry blossoms and make better use of it.