That "mother" looked all cracked and dried up.

In fact it was quite a moist, genatinous blob. Sounds appetizing, no?

 

Here it is sort of rolled up like an omlette. I would have taken a pic of my lab Odie enjoying it but he inhaled it before I could lift the camera to my eye.

 

He seemed to enjoy it. I wonder how he'd like a vinegar mother...

Done