2    Or 3 fresh pears
1/2 c  Salad oil
1 c  Sugar
2    Eggs
1/4 c  Sour cream
1 ts Vanilla
2 c  Flour -- sifted
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
1/2 c  Walnuts -- chopped

Pare, halve and core pears; chop to make 1 cup. In large mixer bowl, beat
oil and sugar until well blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time; add sour
cream and vanilla. Sift together flour, salt, soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Add to oil-sugar mixture and continue to beat until well blended. Add nuts
and pears; mix well with a large spoon. Spoon into well-greased 9 x 5-inch
loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until toothpick comes out
clean. Cool in pan 10 to 15 minutes. Turn out and cool on rack.

Just a Spoonful by Phyllis Harper