Mrs. Meeswax did not leave very clear notes for her plum tart recipe (I found them among her general housekeeping notes with quick shorthand scribbles- after all, she had to make sure she didn’t step on Cook’s toes by drawing further attention to this popular recipe), however I can see that she loved to experiment with spices.  This recipe for her plum tart was close enough to a modern version from Red Currant Bakery that I used as a modern base, but there are different quantities and other ingredients in Mrs. Meeswax’s version. She also didn’t make any syrup for her tart.

Queen Charlotte arrived in London with two Pomeranians in tow, Phoebe and Mercury, in 1761 at age 17. She would accumulate more dogs and also gift them to people close to her.