Has anyone spotted Italian plums in any of the grocery stores lately?

I saw the first of the season's crop at the Dupont Farmer's Market. But given that I need 8 lbs worth (for tarts), 6-8 little plums that fit in the pint sized container and sell for $4 a pint isn't going to cut it. I need to buy in bulk.

Costco in Gaithersburg had large clamshells of Italian plums last week.

Costco in Pentagon City had the same clamshells of plums yesterday. I also saw them in bulk at the Social Safeway this morning.

The other noteworty thing I found for the first time at Costco yesterday was Genova tuna in olive oil--the same brand they sell at Trader Joe's. The Costco four-pack price was $5.49.

Q: What do you call an Italian professional wrestler no longer suffering from irregularity?

A: Pruno Sammartino.

Italian plums...
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On a vaguely related note, is there a local German bakery that makes the Bavarian tart known as zwetschgendatschi (or its northerly clone, pflaumenkuchen)? Yeah, I know it's too late for this year, but the thread reminded me that I haven't had one since the German deli near Fairfax circle shut down some years ago...they're normally made with late Damson plums, but some recipes call for Italian.

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You could try the German Gourmet in Falls Church, or Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe.