The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-27
But Now Edward Werner Is Un-
able to Get a Job.
Man Whose FIapjacks Delighted Gar
Former Cook for King of Dem
mark, Out Of Work In New
York for a Year.
copyrlsh, by nonst, Studio. Chicago.

New York.-What signifieth the
praise spoken by royal lips or written
by royal hands, and that stirred by
grateful remembrance Of royal stom-
achs we'll content, II one is able and
willing to work, but can't get job?
That is the question which Eduard
Werner, chef, inventor and painter of
landscapes, is asking himself after be.
ing out of work for almost year, and
not through failure to hunt for a
means of making living.
Back in the early COS Werner, who
is native of Copenhagen, came very
close to royalty when he was en-
ployed as a chef for Prince VaIdemar,
the youngest son of the late King
Christian TX, and in that capacity
accompanied the prince when the
latter, as commander of a Danish
cruiser, made a trip from the Baltic
to the Black sea. His cooking pleased
the prince so much that on the re-
turn TO Copenhagen Werner was rec
commended for a place in the royal
household, and for two years and a
half was one of the chosen IL whom
the king was fond of visiting and
watching at their work.
Very naturally, owing to his place
In the palace at Copenhagen, Werner
cooked soups, entrees, and desserts
for members of almost every royal
family in Europe, and on one occasion
his recipe for flapjacks was respon-
sible for making Gear Alexander of
Russia throw discretion to the winds
and forget that the monarch had in
his suite cook who was specially en-
gagged to see that no nihilistic sub.
stances, such as bombs and prussic
to ragouts or caviar.
That was one day in the Gripskow,
one of the largest forests in Denmark,
about 80 miles from Copenhagen,
where members of the royal families
of Denmark, Russia, England and Ger
many were out hunting. The czar,
who had paired off with the king of
England, then prince of Wales, in the
pursuit, drew away from the others in
the chase, and was half famished
when he and his companion came
upon the inspectors lodge, which had
been set aside as a kitchen for the
day. Werner was deftly turning the
batter into the steaming cakes when
the pair of hunters entered, and with.
out further ado set to sampling them.
When the czar had finished plate
full he suddenly forgot that it was not
his own cooks concoctions he was de,
vouring. and then with laugh asked
for another helping. The prince of
Wales made good pacemaker, and
when the rest of the party came up
Werner couldn't produce the fiapjacks
fast enough.
Werner, on the death of his first
wife, l6 years ago, came to this coun-
try and has portfolio fun of recon-
mendations from hotels, apartment
houses and private families for which
he has acted as chef. He holds a pat.
ent on an ice cream freezer which is
so constructed as to make ice cream
by its own motions, but he Is without
means to manufacture his invention.
His little apartment at 142 East
Fifty-second street is hung with land.
SCdpeS III olls. ny HluiSeH lie Is q
dapper and cheerful little man and
has clean record, as is attested by
the letter of recommendation from the
chief marshal of the royal household
at Copenhagen, as well as testimonials
to his faithful service from his Amer.
lean employers What does the ap-
proval of either arstocratic or demo
cratic stomachs matter, he is asking.
If he can not cook for others at time
when the dearth Of good cooks is said