I was introduced to the Italian plum over Rosh Hashanah in September when the lovely Marcia F. served a delicious Italian Plum Cake for dessert.
According to the kitchn, Italian Prune Plums are small, dense, egg-shaped fruit with blue or purple skin. These are the plums that are made into prunes but are also great for baking.
They are a seasonal fruit, available in stores during August and September. The week after I tasted Marcia’s cake, I bought a couple pounds of them to make my own.
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get …