This wild fruit looks like a winter melon, and people once mistook it for poisonous and did not dare to eat it, yet it is superb in soup.

For many people born in the 1980s and 1990s who lived in the countryside, the happiest time of childhood was after school every day or during holidays, going to the edges of the fields and the small rivers to catch shrimp and crabs, and besides playing, picking wild fruits to eat. Back then the countryside had countless wild fruits, and no matter how many you ate, it was never enough. Many wild fruits were delicious, and the country kids would scramble for them, but some wild fruits, because of their strange names or strange appearances, made many country kids think they were poisonous and not dare to eat them.

Below, the author will introduce to everyone a wild fruit that people did not dare to eat in the past; even its name is very strange.

In the past, after July every year, this kind of wild fruit would grow in front of and behind houses and along the edges of fields. Its fruit is very small, and its appearance resembles a "winter melon", like a miniature winter melon. In the author's hometown, this wild fruit is called "mouse pulling winter melon", a very strange name, and the author has always been curious about how this name came about.

In the past, when July came and the country kids were on summer vacation, they would go to the wild to pick all kinds of wild fruits to eat, but many country kids did not dare to eat this wild fruit.

The author remembers that at the time some friends said this wild fruit was associated with mice, so it was probably poisonous and could not be eaten. So at that time, many friends used this small wild fruit as a toy, picking it and throwing it at each other, which was very fun.

But at that time the author was fairly bold, and looking at this wild fruit "mouse pulling winter melon", thought it looked quite tasty, so he boldly tried eating it, and found that this mouse pulling winter melon was actually not poisonous, and tasted very good, with a fresh fragrance similar to cucumber.

Later, after the author asked some old farmer friends in the village, he learned that this mouse pulling winter melon is actually not poisonous, and can be eaten, but you have to wait until it is ripe to eat it.

Moreover, this mouse pulling winter melon is not only edible, it also has medicinal value, and using it to make soup is especially superb.

According to the old farmer friends in the village, this mouse pulling winter melon, when used as medicine, has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and dispersing nodules. Cooking it in soup with pork and candied dates can also have effects such as preventing heatstroke, clearing heat, promoting fluid production, and relieving cough and resolving phlegm, making it especially suitable for eating in summer.

So do not underestimate this wild fruit, the mouse pulling winter melon; its value is actually very high. It is just that its strange name easily causes misunderstandings and makes people think it is poisonous. In fact, it can still be eaten, and eating it in summer is just right, as it can clear heat and prevent heatstroke.

Dear friends, did you eat this wild fruit called "mouse pulling winter melon" when you were children? You are welcome to leave a message and share!