CHINA’S TERRORISTS HAVE WON: Deerfield Testicle Festival on hold.

The Testicle Festival is nearing close to its 20th anniversary. This year will be the festival’s 19th anniversary. Even though it is the 19th-annual festival, the celebration of eating deep-fried testicles began in Deerfield nearly 50 years ago.

“It started in the slaughterhouses, with farmers and that,” Pulver said.

The Deerfield Tavern began serving the deep-fried testicles and gizzards dinner to the public. When the tavern eventually closed its doors, the Deerfield Legion picked up the hot-ticket menu item and began hosting the festival. The rest as you could say, is history.

“We wanted to see if we could make it happen,” Pulver said. “We just picked up the menu and ran with it.”

During the legion’s first-ever Testicle Festival anywhere from 600 to 800 people visited Deerfield. The following year more than 1,400 people attended the festival. At times, the festival has reached an attendance of more than 2,500 individuals.

No word yet how this annual Michigan event compares to the Texas Testicle Festival.