Wisconsin town holds fried 'Testicle Festival'

[Dee]

Wisconsin town holds fried 'Testicle Festival' (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/070514/koddities/odd_deep_fried_what)

ELDERON, Wis. (AP) - 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.

[ponytail]

From the nearby fields arose a chorus of falsetto "Moos" in protest...:D

A friend of ours had a castrated bull which he was raising to eventually sell for slaughter. He saw no reason to be unkind to the bull and treated him like a pet. He named him "Ferdinand." For some reason Ferdinand liked me -- he would follow me around and shove his head under my hand so I'd pet him. As he was bigger than our car, I found this not only flattering but a little unnerving. I was grateful he'd been fixed.

It reminded me of an old story about Mae West that the late Charles Pierce used to tell in Mae's voice: "I woke up in a cow pasture outside of town. There was a bull chasing me. I was tired, so I ran. The farmer said to me, 'whatsa matter, lady, can't you take it?' I said, 'honey, I could take it, but what am I gonna do with a calf in a three room apartment?'"

[Wildflower Fever]

Wow, this definitely does not surprise me, being their neighbor to the west. Outside of some southern states, Wisconsin has to be one of the most unhealthy states I know of. The whole beer-cheese-sausage thing is pretty much right on point. If it's fried, or fatty, it's best, I guess. I know a whole gaggle of guys from the western border near the Twin Cities who when we go out for dinner, criticize me for ordering say a filet mignon. Their issue is that it has such little flavor due to the absence of huge marbles of fat!!! These guys also order everything "bloody", from the fattest cuts (ribeye, prime rib, etc.), and also put salt on EVERYTHING, even pizza. They also all have adult acne, huge calves, and even larger beer bellies. God bless em', I guess, but they make me sick...:D

[Judy]

They've got a lot of balls.

[Randy & Betty in Pa]

They've got a lot of balls.

Actually less then they used to.... I wonder if they call the event "Testi-fest"

Best

R. from pa

[DaveM]

EVERY small town in Wisconsin has some festival or other claim to fame. I have no idea where they come up with them all, but most are quite entertaining. This one doesn't surprise me one bit.

[Dee]

I can't decide which is more horrifying, the deep-fried cheese curds, candy bars and Twinkies or that the fried nuts are "not so different from regular meatballs also served at the festival." http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/deemark/Emoticons/barf.jpg

[lucille]

"BALLS!" said the Queen. "If I had them I'd be King!" :)

[RedjackRyan]

(Homer Simpson Drool) Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm testicles

[ponytail]

So if you drop one of these, then step on it and it pops, does that make it a Popsicle?:rolleyes:

[Dee]

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/deemark/Emoticons/_boggled.gif *wince*

Good one Ponytail, but I think mine just retreated into my abdomen somewhere!

[GodSistah]

"BALLS!" said the Queen. "If I had them I'd be King!" :)

"If I had three, I'd be a pinball machine!"

;)

~Andrea~

[RedjackRyan]

Great, i'll never look at a pinball machine the same way again.. thanks Andrea!

[ponytail]

(Homer Simpson Drool) Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm testicles

Ben, you haven't been bugging my bedroom, have you?:p

[RedjackRyan]

There's the Jack I know and love :rolleyes:

[Oak Kitten]

I find the whole concept of deep-fried testicles of any species DEEPLY disturbing. ((((Shudder))))

Oak

[DaveM]

I don't suppose there's a barbecue recipe for "sweetbreads".....

Cannot help but be reminded of the fellow (make him blonde or of the ethnic persuasion of your choice) who arrived at a hospital emergency room with a badly scalded scrotum.

The doctor who examined him asked how he'd been injured. The patient replied that he'd been making tea.

"Making tea?" the doctor asked, "how on earth did you do that while making tea?"

"Well, it was right there on the package," the patient shot back, "it said 'soak bag in hot water'".

(rimshot please, Marcia)

[mixtymotions]

Rocky Mountain Oysters are a delicacy here, since they are seasonal (early to mid-summer, branding time). I've only eaten them sliced into strips, and they are quite tasty, in a rubberband textured sort of way. The thought of eating them whole, like a meatball absolutely does not appeal to me one bit.

[Oak Kitten]

It occurs to me that this bizarre culinary practice provides the perfect alibi for Floyd Landis, the Tour de France winner who is accused of testing positive for an excess of testorone in his system after his amazing come from behind victory. "But I was carbo-loading at the testicle festival!"

Oak

[Randy & Betty in Pa]

It occurs to me that this bizarre culinary practice provides the perfect alibi for Floyd Landis, the Tour de France winner who is accused of testing positive for an excess of testorone in his system after his amazing come from behind victory. "But I was carbo-loading at the testicle festival!"

Oak

OUCH!!!!!

Best to all

R. from Pa.