European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ake with Aid of Richard l. Mute Ami Rebecca a. Toy. Richard a a tits does some touch up on tils meticulous sugar Nellea of Neusch Wansten Castle. In Gold ass photos by l. Emmett Lewis or i for a cell earpiece 1 Lowers made from d he and his Well. Lat army chefs can or army Veteran Ling career a decade int Al fort Bragg. At. Time Between Vej out at meal time since then carry my recipes it pocket he said. Ile More Confidence feel out classed by preparing food he enter teammates. Lie army team s is this year shows cloral the army Ort Lee va., and his i to Back up that Jold for his pastry dark English limit and rum coated in i with Royal icing. The initials stand Lor Filer s wife Back Tussie of any team was served up by mho works Al an. Army dining facility in Pir Masens West Germany when he s not plying his Trade As a master chef in International Competition. Mulz worked roughly two months to design and painstakingly build a replica of Nousch Anstein mad King Ludwig s fairytale Castle in Bavaria to serve As the Centrepiece of his pastry and cold sweets display the 13-Inch by 26-Inch Castle is made entirely of a spillage a hardened mixture of powdered sugar egg Whites and Lemon juice Putz put the �80 sugar squares that make up the Castle together by hand at the army culinary team s workshop at the 3znd army signal in s dining facility in Frankfurt and then gingerly moved his masterpiece to the Frankfurt Fairgrounds by . You have to handle something like that As if it was the first Day in the life of a Newborn  said the 29-year-old Mulz. Sometimes your hands can gel pretty sweaty from All the  Mulz must thrive on tension. Building a sugar Castle was t enough Tor him. He also fashioned a German Village companion piece made from 200 Pas tillage squares splashed with Green Grey and red food colouring. The Village came Complete with a Church and Steeple topped with a one Inch tall Cross of sugar. For his trouble and steady hand Mulz look Home a Gold medal for pastries and a Good Oak Leal award for his impressive twin Centrepieces. Army Loam members like other chefs in the Frankfurt Competition were not really judged in direct comparison with other culinary wizards attending the olympics bul rather against a general Standard of excellence. Judges were Able to and generally hid award a number of Gold medals in each category of Competition. Still tension ran High during the five Day event. Haggard looking chefs worn out irom last minute preparations checked on other competitors dishes and Kepi a nervous Eye on the Ever present judges. Meanwhile those while Clad judges circulated among the tables with notebooks and pencils in hand jotting Down impressions of every dish s color texture and Overall appearance. Taste was not a Factor except in the live cooking Competition an event in which the army s team did not take part. The Hall at the Fairgrounds where the food show look place was decorated with flags of most of the 33 nations participating irom Israel and Britain to West Germany. Scattered among competitors food Booths were promotional islands and refreshment stands sponsored by everyone from the Hilton and Sheraton hotel chains to the Alberta Canada cattle commission the United states was particularly Well represented with a National culinary team of professional chefs and 13 regional teams including entries irom Walt Disney world and the Texas chefs association. The army team was considered a regional entry. Team members were drawn from the quartermaster school at fort Lee va., and from other army units in the United states and Europe based on an army wide Competition earlier this year said Chiel warrant officer 3 a Clark Shepardson Captain and administrative officer for the Leam. Shepardson said the main goal of this elite group of army Cooks is to serve As a promotional and recruiting tool. In addition to other Dulles team members travel to vocational schools High schools and colleges each year putting on cooking demonstrations. It s amazing the number of students who come up to us at our shows in the u.s., and say i did t realize you could do this sort of thing in the army " said Shepardson. Thai s the main reason team members say the $105.000 the army spent on moving its chefs and cooking gear to Frankfurt for the olympics was Money Well spent. We re like the Golden knights the army s team of precision parachutists Shepardson said an army chef who can whip up a perfect chocolate mousse or a three tiered English wedding cake is an alte lion grabber much like a parachutist who can hit his Landing Mark dead Center from a mile up. Army Cooks Are among the Best in the  said Mutz and it s up to us to show that. The old idea was that an army Cook 1$ somebody who slaves Over a hot Grill making tried eggs. In the new army you join up to become a certified executive  bor21,1988 the stars and stripes Page 15