sour plum soup

Sour plum soup is a traditional summer drink in old Beijing. In the hot season, most people will buy dark plum trees and cook them themselves (they can also use red bayberry instead of dark plum trees), put some sugar in it to remove the acid, and drink it after cooling it. The raw materials of sour plum soup are dark plum, hawthorn, osmanthus, licorice, and rock sugar. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "If the plum fruit is half-yellow, smoke it as black plum." It can remove heat and cool, relieve pain with peace of mind, and can even treat cough, cholera, and diarrhea. The mythical novel "The Legend of the White Snake" wrote the story of black plum fighting the epidemic. This soup promotes digestion, promotes qi and dissipates blood stasis, promotes saliva and thirst, converges lung qi, eliminates annoyance and nerves. Drinking frequently can indeed eliminate diseases, protect and strengthen the body. It is a rare health drink in hot summer.