Sugar-coated haws, sweet and sour, are suitable for all ages. It is not only delicious, but also beautiful. Red hawthorn fruits are arranged on bamboo sticks according to their size, wrapped in crystal clear syrup. People who sell candied haws often put candied haws on special wooden sticks, just like a small tree full of fruits, which is really attractive. Mention the origin of sugar-coated haws, but also talk about the Southern Song Emperor Song Guangzong.

During Shao Xi's reign in the Southern Song Dynasty, Huang Guifei, Song Guangzong's favorite princess, suffered from a strange disease. She suddenly became sallow and emaciated and didn't think about eating or drinking.

. The doctor used many expensive drugs, but none of them worked. Seeing that the imperial concubine's illness was getting worse day by day, the emperor was helpless and had to post a list of doctors. A quack revealed the list and entered the palace. After feeling the pulse of the imperial concubine, she said, "Just fry' Sugar Qiu Zi' (hawthorn) with brown sugar and take 5 ~ 10 pills before meals, and it will be fine after half a month." After eating this prescription, the imperial concubine recovered as scheduled. So I'm happy, and so is my life.

Later, this sour, crisp and sweet hawthorn spread to the people and became a sugar-coated gourd.