Soak bayberries in salt water before eating them. The main reason why bayberries should be soaked in salt water is to remove some pesticide residues, and to achieve the main purpose of cleaning bayberries. The biggest difference from other fruits is that bayberry has no peel, so bayberry cannot be bagged to protect the fruit like other fruits. Moreover, bayberries themselves are very sweet fruits, so bayberries are prone to insect bites during their growth. Many insects on bayberries cannot be identified with the naked eye, so you should soak them in salt water before eating bayberries. In addition, bayberries, once there are insect pests, must be treated with pesticides. In order to remove these pesticide residues, it is better to soak the bayberries in salt water before eating them.