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Members of American Legion Post 392 in Deerfield, Michigan, prepare for their 16th annual Testicle Festival, which will take place Saturday, March 18, 2017.

(Courtesy: Al Rau)

DEERFIELD, MI - Members of American Legion Post 392 will host their 16th annual Testicle Festival on Saturday, March 18, offering savory options to patrons, such as cattle testicles and chicken gizzards.

The event, which will run from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., typically draws a good crowd, according to Legion member Al Rau.

"We usually get anywhere from 1,500 up to 2,000 people throughout the day," Rau said. "They come and go."

Rau said the origins of the Testicle Festival trace back to a farmer who used to bring the delicacies to town with him twice a year and cook them up at the tavern in Deerfield, which has since closed.

The festival, which got bigger and bigger as the years went on, was taken over by the American Legion in 2001. The organization has hosted the event for the last 16 years.

Rau said the Legion will start serving dinner around noon "until they run out of nuts." Beer and mixed drinks are $2 a pop and there is no cover charge.

"You get baked beans, coleslaw and a roll with dinner, plus the nuts and the gizzards," Rau said. "They taste like chicken."

American Legion Post 392 is located at 105 W. River St. in downtown Deerfield.