Speaking of saliva, I wonder whether the beverage Mama was making was this one:
http://southamerica.amateurtraveler.com/chicha-the-infamous-saliva-fermented-beer-from-peru/
As a poetry student at a New England school, I found this episode cringey at times. I love ya, Doug, but you don't make fun of Emily on my watch! (I want that carrot soup recipe, though.)
Did anyone recognize any of the literary people in the crowd?