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.
From "Just a Spoonful" by Phyllis Harper