Fresh Pear Bread
2 or 3 fresh pears
1/2 cup salad oil
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour -- sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup 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.