When I was sick as a child, my family would feed me some canned yellow peaches, which were cool and sweet, and would make me feel much more comfortable. For many northeastern people, eating canned peaches when they have a fever or a cold has become a part of the treatment, and it can even be dubbed "Northeast Metaphysics".
First, I had a fever and a cold when I was a child. In addition to the normal prescription, the doctor also asked me to eat canned fruit, which was actually because the canned fruit contained sugar. Sugar has diuretic effect, which is helpful to the recovery of the body, but sugar was expensive at that time, so canned fruit was used instead. For children, it is more likely to be a spiritual comfort. Every cold and sweet bite is full of love and care.
Second, canned fruit is not only a substitute for sugar, but also a "body body double" of fresh fruit. In the past, there were few fruits in Northeast China, almost only apples, pears and peaches, which were difficult to transport and store. Therefore, canned fruit, which is convenient to store, sweet but not greasy, and can supplement water, sugar and vitamin C, has become the first choice for sick people in Northeast China.
Third, the merchants at that time played the killer card of "Tujili" in propaganda. "Peach and" escape "are homophonic to ward off evil spirits, and eating canned yellow peaches can" escape ",so it spread. Since then, canned yellow peach has become a veritable "king of canned fruit" in Northeast China. Canned yellow peach is not only a nutritional product purchased when you have a fever or a cold. "Two packages of rotten cakes and two bottles of canned yellow peach" has become a small standard for many Northeast people to give gifts, adding a festive feeling to the table for birthdays and holidays.
Fourth, when the canned yellow peaches of childhood passed through the years, it triggered a new wave today. It may not arouse the taste of food itself, but a kind of spiritual power. In memory, it is a sweet reward when you are sick, a scarce snack when you are greedy, and an unrepeatable childhood flavor.
But for many northeastern people, canned peaches are still a kind of spiritual comfort when they are sick.