Ed Bowen found his first cauliflower mushrooms early last week.

The south suburban man e-mailed:

I cleaned all the dirt, beetles and earwigs out and put it in some boiling water for few minutes to kill anything else that might be on it. Plan on cooking it up tonight. I usually put them in a frying pan with olive oil, butter and fresh garlic. They are even good cold for snack like chips. Blackhawks, Monday night football and Shrooms!

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