I know some people do mistake salt and sugar but is the mom mistook salt and sugar because she is thinking as to what she had heard but then again in the first chapter it was shown she was clumsy so maybe she was clumsy here
lol, the guy is kinda full of himself since she never said she liked him but at least no damage will be done since he is into tomboys (that's good taste)
now he will just have to learn to call her papa or something lol