Friday, June 17, 2005

A Weird Festival

I’ve heard of numerous chili, corn, tulip and car festivals but I’d never heard of a testicle festival until today. If you’re in Mt. Sterling, IL (population 2,077), 40 miles east of Quincy tomorrow, you can attend this unique culinary gathering.

Most commonly know as mountain oysters, but also as cowboy caviar, swinging beef and lamb fries the festivals motto is, “Come one, come all, let’s have a ball.” The festival will feature beef, pork, lamb and turkey testicles from 1 pm until midnight.

Last year the town doubled in population during the festival and generated quite a bit of media coverage. They say that all PR is good, but perhaps Mt. Sterling will change that old adage.

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