Juggy D Beerman
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Back around the turn of the century when the local grocery store employed butchers, the store had a freezer that had specialty meat items such as hog ears, livers, tripe, chicken feet and other less popular cuts. My seven year-old son would search the freezer for cuts of meat that he had never heard of and then ask me about them. On one trip to the store, while I was looking at the "regular" meat cuts, I was talking to a neighbor lady. My son interrupted our conversation and showed me a package marked, bull fries. My son asked what they were and what part of the "cow" they came from. He further remarked that they did not look like french fries. Since the lady I was talking to grew up on a farm, she knew what they were so I knew she would not be offended or embarrassed by my explanation.
"Son, those two pieces of meat are bull testicles."
I then had to explain further to him what testicles were in a slang term he was more familiar with.
His reaction was priceless! His face was filled with astonishment and he almost dropped the package.
"You mean people EAT these things?! WHY?"
He then ran back to the freezer and placed the package into the freezer out of fear I would purchase it, take it home and cook them. My son usually had an open mind about trying new things to eat, but he drew the line on this culinary item and said no way was he ever going to try bull fries. I should give him a call today and ask him if he might want to try some now that he his twenty years older. Thing is, that grocery store is now closed and I do not know where I could locate that delectable item.
"Son, those two pieces of meat are bull testicles."
I then had to explain further to him what testicles were in a slang term he was more familiar with.
His reaction was priceless! His face was filled with astonishment and he almost dropped the package.
"You mean people EAT these things?! WHY?"
He then ran back to the freezer and placed the package into the freezer out of fear I would purchase it, take it home and cook them. My son usually had an open mind about trying new things to eat, but he drew the line on this culinary item and said no way was he ever going to try bull fries. I should give him a call today and ask him if he might want to try some now that he his twenty years older. Thing is, that grocery store is now closed and I do not know where I could locate that delectable item.
