After a few beers, you can't really tell the difference

[grateful1]

ELDERON, Wis. - Around here, it may be tough to pass up anything deep-fried.

Wisconsinites have deep-fried cheese curds, candy bars and Twinkies. They now have deep-fried livestock testicles, too.

More than 300 people paid $5 for all-you-can-eat goat, lamb and bull testicles Saturday at the ninth annual Testicle Festival at Mama's Place Bar and Grill in Elderon in central Wisconsin.

"Once you get over the mental (aspect) of what you're eating, it's just like eating any other food, and it tastes good," Buster Hoffman said.

Festival founder Nancy Fenske said the festival grew out of her late husband Roger's birthday party 12 years ago. They decided to have "a nut fry" at Mama's Place after bringing back lamb fries from a trip to Montana.

The event grew every year and now they fry up to 100 pounds of testicles, she said.

"What else can you do in a small town?" Fenske said.

Butch Joubert, 58, likes the parts sandwiched between bread with tartar sauce. They're not so different from regular meatballs also served at the festival, he said.

"After a few beers, you can't really tell the difference," Joubert said.

 

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"After a few beers, you can't really tell the difference," Joubert said.

A good buddy of mine hit this festival a few years back, and that's EXACTLY what he said.
Scary.

 

[smokelaw1]

I'm not sure if I am stunned to (typed)silence or if this is just too much of a softball...I'll let a wise-ass less experienced in clever witicisms respond.
Oh...and Gary, I am drafting two versions of that responsive editorial. One for publication, one for humour and catharsis.

 

[bfreebern]

Being from this part of the country, I've been to more then one of these. I will usually try any food once and have tried calf fries once, but won't again. Just couldn't get over the fact of what I was eating.

 

[Mrepp]

never been actually. sounds interesting enough although I think I can pass on the testicles.

 

[PSTAN]

You wasn't wearing your Tiara at that event, was you? :sign:

Being from this part of the country, I've been to more then one of these. I will usually try any food once and have tried calf fries once, but won't again. Just couldn't get over the fact of what I was eating.