Show SALT LAKE SKETCHES Co Cooked ked for Presidents Presidents' Salt Laker Recalls Favorite Deserts of Former Executives 5 1 Do you know that Woodrow Wilsons Wilson's Wilsons Wilsons Wilson's Wil Wil- sons son's favorite dessert was charlotte russe That William WilHam Howard Taft preferred Bavarian cream cream And that Teddy Roosevelt was perfectly happy with an almond torte George Glaus knows b because cause he prepared those dess desserts for the three presidents on the occasion of ot their visits to Salt Lake in the bygone days George Frederich Glaus owner and md active operator of a coffee shop a pastry shop and a 1 cafe cate who may be glimpsed occasionally in the kitch kitchen ri of one of those these establishments because be because cause he likes t to keep a hand in Isa is isa isa a story book example of the poor young boy who made good Born nor in Germany He was born in Koenigsberg rg Germany Germany Ger Ger- many in 1890 As a youth he tried to learn the building trade but his hb heart wasn't Jin in it America the theland theland theland land of opportunity called and in 1907 a youth o of 17 he arrived in in Salt Lake He be became am an apprentice baker because ne lie ne couldn couldn't t find Una any other work to do He found he liked the work work and and his his' rise was rapid When the Hotel Utah was built buil G George rge Glaus was made the pastry chef chef and and that was a responsible tIon lion in Jn those days when chefs trav tray around the world with retinues of 40 or 50 personally trained assist assist- ants It was while in this position he baked for the visiting presidents Of course we had every imaginable imaginable imag imag- l kind of a delicacy and dessert desser prepared Particularly for fot the Wil WH WilSons Wil- Wil sons Sons- And what did the president choose but a charlotte russe and Mrs Wilson selected a peach melba melbal Two of the simplest t desserts there are arel Good Old Days George Glaus y yearns arns a bit for the good old days when dinner parties and 50 a plate didn't cause the bat of cf an eyelash In his years of catering to the pubIc's pub pub- lies Ics taste in food he has discovered that hat plain chocolate layer cake is the favorite dessert of men and that women women women wo wo- wo- wo men men go for mocha sponge Plain doughnuts too will sell when fancy cakes go stale This dieting business of women to get thin was bad I he laughed They shied away from cakes like Ilke poison Thank goodness Mac West had other ideas deas about the feminine form divine divine divine di di- vine and business is picking up When it comes to baking pies ant and cakes women win first place he believes believes be be- but it takes a mans man's master touch to turn out a really noble piece of pastry Women could be better belter cooks if they weren't such good bridge players he says Envy of Many George Glaus has in his home a at Third East street a library thais that tha thatis is the envy of ot- thousands of book layers lovers lov lay ers He is an authority on European history and is unusually well informed in in- formed on biography of ot great mus musi clans writers artists and leaders o of today and the past Once you ge get him talking he will wm amaze you with wit the vast amount of learning tucked tucke back of his broad forehead Unfortunately George korge Glaus Glans is as u shy as he is modest its it's difficult t to find out things about him His Hi friends and associates do the talking |